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8vo. 247, [1] pp. Red tweed boards, black lettering (minor edgewear, faint offsetting at fore-edges of corners from red boards, ), w/ d.j. blue & gray cover art by Edd Carter (minor edgewear, rubbing, faint tidemark offsetting at corners), still VG-/VG- copy. First edition, stated (2nd issue binding & state B d.j.), $ 2.75 price on front flap of this second title in the epic "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.