LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 Feb Grand Format Book & Manuscript #682  / 

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Three Asimov Foundation titles, one signed

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:195.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
Three Asimov Foundation titles, one signed
<B>Isaac Asimov. Three </B></I><B><I>Foundation </B></I></B></I><B>Titles</B></I>, <B>One a Limited Edition Signed by Asimov</B></I>, including: <B><I>Foundation and Empire</B></I></B></I>. New York: Doubleday from Gnome Press plates, [1952, i.e. 1963]. Mass market reprint (Chalker 286). Octavo. 247 pages. Publisher's red over gray cloth with silver spine titles. Light edge and corner wear. The textblock shows minor toning. Two small puncture holes and minor rubbing to the front panel of the dust jacket, with light wear at the spine and edges. Overall, very good condition. [and:] <B><I>Foundation's Edge</B></I></B></I>. New York: Doubleday, 1982. First trade edition. Octavo. 366 pages plus Afterword. Publisher's blue cloth over tan paper boards with gilt spine titles. Minimal edge wear to the book and jacket, else near fine. [and:] <B><I>Foundation's Edge</B></I></B></I>. Binghamton, New York: Whispers Press, 1982. Special first edition, limited to 1,000 numbered copies signed by the author and the designer. Octavo. xi, 366 plus Afterword, advertisement, colophon, limitation. Publisher's quarter leather over cream cloth boards with gilt titles. Top edge gilt. Minimal rubbing at the spine ends, else a fine copy. <I>From the Robert and Diane Yaspan Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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