Books

Gnome Press. New York. 1953. 210 pages. First edition stated, first printing. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Variant green cloth binding is bright and attractive. Cloth shows minimal soiling. A touch of cloth loss at corner tips. Endpapers are clean. Pages lay flat and tight. A tight, very nice copy of the elusive first printing. Minimal handling and wear. VG in a facsimile DJ. Laid-in is an illustrated Isaac Asimov Second Foundation postcard along with a hand-signed typed letter on Isaac Asimov's personal stationary.

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.