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First UK Edition, first printing. Original black cloth, silver lettering to the spine, with the fine dust-jacket, which is price-clipped. Presented in a custom slipcase with the original artwork laid down to the front and a title label at the spine. A Fine copy of a classic of sci-fi literature. Jacket design by Michael Brett. A Fine copy with no old inscriptions. The novel, which spans a period three million years, was developed at the same time as Stanley Kubrick's film version but published after the release of the film. Clarke and Kubrick worked on the book together, but Clarke ended up with the credit as sole author.

Written by Arthur C. Clarke, '2001: A Space Odyssey' is a seminal work in the science fiction genre. The novel was developed concurrently with Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation and published after the film's release. It explores complex themes of human evolution, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life.