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New York, NY: The New American Library, 1968. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 221 pages. In Good condition with a Good condition dust jacket. White spine with black lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$4.95", has mild age-toning, bending along the flap fore corners, stains on the front and rear boards, and mild wear along the extremities. Boards have moderate age-toning along the head and tail edges, stains on the rear board, and mild wear along the extremities. Textblock has foxing stains through to the dedication page, moderate age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the edges, and foxing along the edges. Contains pictoral end-pages and pastedowns. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 5. Arthur C. Clarke was born December 16, 1917 in Minehead, England. Clarke would spend his early years growing a love for science fiction reading American pulp magazines. After service in the RAF during the Second World War, Clarke would…

Written by Arthur C. Clarke, '2001: A Space Odyssey' is a seminal work in the science fiction genre. The novel was developed concurrently with Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation and published after the film's release. It explores complex themes of human evolution, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life.

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