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First American edition, first printing. Signed by Douglas Adams and inscribed to a former owner on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original dark blue paper-covered boards over magenta spine cloth lettered in metallic blue. Near Fine with light wear and toning to pages, former owner name and inkless emboss to half-title page. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light chipping to edges, creases to flap, light toning and bleeding to blindside. A nice copy.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction novel by English author Douglas Adams. It was originally a radio comedy broadcast on the BBC in 1978 before it was developed into a series of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime. The story follows the galactic adventures of Arthur Dent, a hapless Englishman, following the demolition of the Earth by aliens called Vogons, who is whisked into space by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the eponymous guidebook.