Signed on a laid-in signature. This listing is for the First State, First Printings of the FOUNDATION TRIOLOGY, a set of three near fine stated first edition books by Asimov, one signed on a laid in signature.
With publication dates of 1951 for FOUNDATION, 1952 for FOUNDATION AND EMPIRE, and 1953 for SECOND FOUNDATION. Published by Gnome Press, New York. A handsome set of this trilogy consisting of first state dust jackets, and stunning clean near fine first edition books. Stated First Edition, First Printing, Signed on a laid in signature: Clean, bright book with a stunning near fine first state dust jacket, not price-clipped. The book is in beautiful condition with blue cloth boards, with red titles to spine, and a galaxy image to front.Includes a laid-in signature clip which is dedicated signed and dated by Asimov. The boards are in crisp condition, with clean cloth, sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square and the book has no edgewear. The internal body pages and end papers are clean and flat with No marks, No stains, No writing, No inscriptions, No bookplates, No tears, No bent pages and No foxing.
Beautiful clean crisp, highly collectible example of this title appearing as unread! The original extremely scarce first edition, first state dust jacket is in great condition with strong vibrant colors. The dust jacket has benefited from very slight restoration the spine tips by an expert paper conservator and presents as a near fine example. The jacket has No chips, No edgewear, No stains, No rubbing and No foxing.
Stated Stated First Edition, First Printing: Clean, bright book with a near fine stunning first state dust jacket, not price-clipped. The book is in near fine beautiful crisp condition with red cloth boards with unfaded black titles to spine, and a galaxy image to front. The boards have clean cloth, with sharp corners, one very tiny tip bump, and no edgewear.
The binding is tight and square. Slight hint of rubbing along bottom edge. The internal body pages and end papers are clean, with one tiny hidden scripted owner name to edge of paste down fully covered by jacket flaps, with the internal pages crisp and flat with No marks, No writing, No stains, No inscriptions, No bookplates, and No foxing. A beautiful example of this title, appearing as unread!The original scarce true unrestored First State, First edition Edd Cartier (illustrator) dust jacket presents as a near fine example with just a touch of light chipped and rubbing. The jacket otherwise has strong vibrant colors with No rips, No chips, No edgewear, No fading, No stains. Slight toning to rear panel. Stated Stated First Edition, First Printing Clean, bright book with a very goodnear fine first state dust jacket, not price-clipped. The book is in beautiful crisp condition with light blue boards, with brown/red titles to spine.
The boards are in crisp condition, with clean cloth. The binding is very tight and square with the book still appearing to have a very stiff binding that does not fully open. The boards has sharp corners no edgewear. The internal body pages and end papers are clean and flat with No marks, No stains, No writing, No bookplates, No tears, No bent pages and No foxing.
The original unrestored first edition, first state dust jacket presents in near fine condition. The dust jacket has strong vibrant color with only a tiny hint of edgewear to the bottom tip of the spine. Otherwise the jacket has No chips, No edgewear, No stains, No rubbing and No foxing. Scarce near fine trilogy in beautiful collectible condition, with a laid in signature. Asimovs acclaimed Foundation Trilogy, was the winner of the 1966 Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series.Would make a wonderful gift and investment for an Asimov collector. Show off your items with Auctiva's Listing Templates. The item "NR FINE SIGNED FIRST STATE 1ST/1ST EDITIONSTHE FOUNDATION TRILOGYISAAC ASIMOV" is in sale since Sunday, April 10, 2016. This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "iwc_2004" and is located in New Canaan, Connecticut.
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