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Stated first edition (first printing) of Asimov's seminal novel of humanoid robots, introducing Elijah Baley and his new partner R. Daneel Olivaw and their efforts to solve the murder of Olivaw's pro-robot creator; a cornerstone of any serious science fiction collection. In much later books, Asimov would connect Olivaw to his Foundation series. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Book shows light wear, corners bumped & rubbed, minor spine slant; jacket shows some rubbing, chipping, minor spine fade, $2.95 price intact; ink name & year (1954) inside front cover. Text clean; 224 pages. Size: Octavo.

The Caves of Steel is a science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov. First published in 1954, it is the first of the Robot series.