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London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1953. First British edition. Fine, light foxing to cut edges, in a very good plus dust jacket, very light rubbing to corners and edges, some soiling and spotting to rear panel, some spotting to spine panel, front panel nice and bright. A very attractive copy of an uncommon edition of this title. (7771). Octavo, Hardcover. First book in the Foundation series.

Foundation is a seminal work of science fiction by Isaac Asimov. It is the first published installment of the Foundation series. The story unfolds over several centuries and follows the efforts of the psychohistorian Hari Seldon to preserve knowledge and culture in the face of the fall of the Galactic Empire.

The first edition of Foundation by Isaac Asimov can typically be identified by its publisher, Gnome Press, and the lack of a dust jacket as it was released in 1951. Additionally, since it was printed in smaller numbers, first editions will have different binding and paper quality than later reprints.