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New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1950]., 1950. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Signed by the author on the front free fly leaf. Fine, bright copy in dust jacket lightly faded on the spine. Asimov's best-known work, a collection of "Nine "postironic" robot stories, originally published 1940-1950, with new material added for continuity. Contains Asimov's famous Three Laws of Robotics and involves the history of U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc., and the strong-willed "robopsychologist" Dr. Susan Calvin" (Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 3-20). An attractive copy of this 20th century science fiction cornerstone. Basis for the 2014 film directed by Alex Proyas and starring Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, and Alan Tudyk. Housed in a cloth clamshell case with leather spine label and titles stamped in gilt.

I, Robot is a collection of nine science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, first published in 1950. It was Asimov's first book of robot stories, containing tales of positronic robots that are often conflicting with the famous Three Laws of Robotics.

The first edition of 'I, Robot' published by Gnome Press in 1950 can be identified by its green cloth binding and the absence of the dust jacket, which featured the robot illustration by Edd Cartier.