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The Foundation Trilogy
Isaac Asimov, 1951, 1952 & 1953
ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992). Foundation. New York: Gnome Press, [1951]. [With:] Foundation and Empire. New York: Gnome Press, [1952] [And:] Second Foundation. New York: Gnome Press, [1953].

First editions of the Foundation Trilogy, all signed or inscribed by the author. The jacket of Foundation and Empire here is the second printing. Asimov's iconic sci-fi saga modeled on Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Currey p. 17 and 19.

Three volumes, octavo. Original navy blue, red, and light blue [Currey state B] cloth on each volume (lightly worn); dust jackets (Foundation jacket chipped with water-staining, Foundation and Empire jacket chipped affecting some printed text and with some short tears, Second Foundation jacket is a little chipped and toned especially at top edge); custom box.
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