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New York: Gnome Press, Inc, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good +. 253pp. Octavo [21cm]. Red cloth over boards, with title stamped in black ink on spine. Spine ends and foot of boards a bit bumped. Very mild moisture damage to upper right edge of textblock and rear board. Prior owner's signature in black ink on front pastedown. In a vibrant dust jacket, with the $2.50 price unclipped. Front panel is vertically creased, and there is a 6.5cm scratch near crease. Folds are a bit rubbed, with a hint of moisture damage near front flap. Rear panel a bit soiled. Scattered chipping, particularly near spine ends. Isaac Asimov's second published work, and first published collection of short stories. All were originally printed in the magazines "Super Science Stories" and "Astounding Science Fiction," then compiled by Gnome Press in a first edition run of 5,000 copies. Asimov was among the most acclaimed--and prescient--science fiction authors of the 20th century. The themes…

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.