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First edition, first issue binding with sheets bulking to 1.9 cm. 255 pp. Bound in publisher's dark navy cloth lettered in red. Near Fine with bumped corners, small letter "I" written on paste down in ink, hints of offsetting to endpapers. In a very attractive dust jacket, correct and very Near Fine, light shelf wear, a little toning but no fading to spine panel, new price penciled next to front flap price ($2.75). An excellent unsophisticated copy of the first novel in the trilogy.

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.