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Harmony Books, New York. 1980. 215 pages. First American Edition stated, first printing with full numberline, including one. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Variant binding with navy paper-covered boards with decorative blindstamp on front panel. Bright lavender titles on spine and isbn number on rear panel (matching isbn number on rear of DJ.) Book shows slightest minor sunning along edges, barely. Small speck stain on rear panel, small faint spot on rear endpaper. Original DJ with $6.95 price intact on flap. DJ shows a small rub at upper right corner, and minor shallow rubbing at crown. This copy measures 7 3/4 inches tall by 5 1/4 inches wide whereas the bookclub editions measure taller and wider. A tight, attractive copy of the first edition, first printing, in original DJ. VG+/VG+.

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.