UsedAcceptable. 1971 printing. The pages are sun faded and slightly yellowing There is a lot of wear and tear on the cover There are stains or residue on the cover This is a paperback copy There is staining on the text block edges The binding is split in the middle of the text but all pages are intact There are some creases on the spine Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

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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: Books4Cause Inc. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5D4W9400070H_ns
Title: Foundation (Book 1)
Author: Asimov, Isaac
Book Condition: UsedAcceptable
Quantity Available: 2
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0380009145
ISBN 13: 9780380009145
Publisher: Avon
Place of Publication: New York
This edition first published: May 5, 1975

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