Books

US JC off G4: This first Gnome Press stated first edition 1951, is about fine w toned paper. 255 pages, $2.75 price on unclipped dj flap, 32 titles listed on rear dj cover, including Foundation and Foundation and Empire. Hardcover is dark blue w red spine title. 3 razor thin cuts on spine jacket. A one inch tear vertical up dj spine ar front bottom edge. Could easily be closed w archival tape, but we prefer to leave it as is. Dj is swirling cosmos w lines of spaceships, spine black w red title. A fine collectible copy.

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.