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FOUNDATION
by Asimov, Isaac
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- first
- Condition
- Lower left front corner bumped, a nearly fine copy in a very good first issue dust jacket with wear at the spine ends with tiny
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About This Item
New York: Gnome Press, Publishers, [1951]. First edition, first binding. Lower left front corner bumped, a nearly fine copy in a very good first issue dust jacket with wear at the spine ends with tiny chips at the upper fold corners and small chips at the base, a little edge rubbing to lower front panel, 35 mm closed tear to upper left rear panel near spine fold. (28659). Octavo, jacket painting by David Kyle, cloth. The first volume in the Foundation series, awarded a special Hugo award in 1966 for best all-time series. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-12. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 819-31.
Synopsis
One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building. The story of our future begins with the history of Foundation and its greatest psychohistorian: Hari Seldon. For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. Only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save mankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire--both scientists and scholars--and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the Galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation.But soon the fledgling Foundation finds itself at the mercy of corrupt warlords rising in the wake of the receding Empire. And mankind's last best hope is faced with an agonizing choice: submit to the barbarians and live as slaves--or take a stand for freedom and risk total destruction.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28659
- Title
- FOUNDATION
- Author
- Asimov, Isaac
- Book Condition
- Used - Lower left front corner bumped, a nearly fine copy in a very good first issue dust jacket with wear at the spine ends with tiny
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first binding
- Publisher
- Gnome Press, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1951]
- Keywords
- SF
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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