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1950142710Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1950. Octavo cloth. First edition. The author's first book and first SF novel. In the far future "Earth is largely a radioactive wasteland populated by a few million inhabitants who are discriminated against by the rest of the galactic empire which has forgotten that Earth was humanity's original home." - Brians Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction 1895-1984 p. 122. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-51. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 p. 237. In 333. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with wear and rubbing at edges mostly along top edge several small nicks and abrasions at upper edge of rear panel mild tanning to rear panel and orange lettering on spine panel mostly faded to white. #142710 Doubleday & Company unknown books
1950126805Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1950. Octavo cloth. First edition. The author's first book and first sf novel. In the far future "Earth is largely a radioactive wasteland populated by a few million inhabitants who are discriminated against by the rest of the galactic empire which has forgotten that Earth was humanity's original home." Brians Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction 1895-1984 p. 122. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-51. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 p. 237. In 333. Corners very gently bumped some mild age-darkening to text pages a near fine copy in very good dust jacket with some wear and rubbing at edges surface scuff to lettering of "PEBBLE" on front panel and clipped price. #126805 Doubleday & Company unknown books
1951853581951. ASIMOV Isaac. PEBBLE IN THE SKY. Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company 1951. Second printing. 223 pp. 8vo. blue cloth stamped in green. Slight wear to bottom of spine near fine with small price label affixed to rear pastedown. In a good color pictorial dust jacket with several small chips and closed tears moderate soil and dampstaining along bottom edge and spine. Not affecting book. unknown books
195081888Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1950. Octavo cloth. First edition. The author's first book and first sf novel. In the far future "Earth is largely a radioactive wasteland populated by a few million inhabitants who are discriminated against by the rest of the galactic empire which has forgotten that Earth was humanity's original home." Brians Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction 1895-1984 p. 122. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-51. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 p. 237. In 333. Moderate dust soiling to top edge free endpapers show some offsetting a very good to near fine copy in very good or better dust jacket with some light rubbing to edges corners and folds light shelf wear to head of spine panel small closed tear with crease at upper right corner and touch of fading to spine panel lettering. #81888 Doubleday & Company unknown books
1988147416New York: Doubleday 1988. Octavo cloth-backed boards. First edition first printing without "first edition" statement on copyright page. Prequel to the Foundation series. "Includes a description of a society presented as dystopian that is similar to a traditional religious commune." - Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1986-2009. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1986-2009. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #147416 Doubleday unknown books
198880739New York: Doubleday 1988. Octavo cloth-backed boards. First edition first printing without "first edition" statement on copyright page. Prequel to the Foundation series. "Includes a description of a society presented as dystopian that is similar to a traditional religious commune." - Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1986-2009. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #80739 Doubleday unknown books
198872549New York: Doubleday 1988. Octavo cloth-backed boards. First edition first printing without "first edition" statement on copyright page. Prequel to the Foundation series. "Includes a description of a society presented as dystopian that is similar to a traditional religious commune." - Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1986-2009. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #72549 Doubleday unknown books
19881332547Norwalk CT: Easton Press 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 403 pages; VG; bound in fine blue genuine leather with bright gilt spine title and gilt motif on covers; gilt text blocks; paper endpapers; silk ribbon; shelved case 8. 1332547. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Easton Press hardcover books
1990125998New York London Toronto Sydney Auckland: Doubleday 1990. Octavo cloth-backed boards. First edition. Fifth collection of Black Widowers mystery stories. Collects twelve tales two first published here. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with touch of rubbing and a tiny closed tear to upper edge of front panel. #125998 Doubleday unknown books
19850105635Harmony Books 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION of Isaac Asimov's Robots. Published in New York by Harmony Books in 1985. First Edition stated on copyright page and number sequence 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. This copy is INSCRIBED by the author "For Charlie Happy Birthday Isaac Asimov and Karen D. Frenkel xxx! 30 January 1987." Book fine. DJ fine price-clipped small tape at top of inside dj see photo. We will provide a certificate of authenticity. Harmony Books hardcover books
1985174741Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company Inc 1985. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 383 pages. The sequel to "Robots of Dawn." An about very good copy with a slight lean to the binding and some soiling to the top edge of the pages in a close to near fine dust jacket that has some small edge tears and minor wear. Doubleday & Company, Inc unknown books
1985269308New York: Doubleday 1985. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 8vo cloth backed boards d.w. New York: Doubleday 1985. First Edition. Fine.<br/><br/> Review copy.<br/><br/> Doubleday unknown books
1985126388Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1985. Octavo cloth-backed boards. First trade edition. Signed by Asimov on the title page. Robots re-negotiate the laws of robotics and set humankind on the road to galactic empire. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-52. Lower front corners gently bumped remainder spray along bottom edge a near fine copy in fine dust jacket. #126388 Doubleday & Company unknown books
1985128347Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1985. Octavo cloth-backed boards. First trade edition. Presentation copy with signed inscription by Asimov to a mystery book publisher and bookshop owner on the title page. Robots re-negotiate the laws of robotics and set humankind on the road to galactic empire. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-52. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #128347 Doubleday & Company unknown books
1985118865Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1985. Octavo cloth-backed boards. First trade edition. Robots re-negotiate the laws of robotics and set humankind on the road to galactic empire. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-52. Slight spine lean a nearly fine copy in near fine dust wrapper with light rubbing at spine ends and corner tips. #118865 Doubleday & Company unknown books
198358680Garden City:: Doubleday. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. 038518400X . First edition. Very good in a very good minor edge wear dust jacket. . Doubleday, hardcover books
197647770NY: Ace 1976. Mass market paperback. Very Good. 226pp. Wraps lightly rubbed else very good. <br/><br/> Ace paperback books
197276272Garden City:: Doubleday & Company. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 038508594X . A later printing. Brief marginalia on six pages thus only good in a very good a bit faded along the spine dust jacket. . Doubleday & Company, hardcover books
1954285286New York: Street & Smith 1954. First. paperback. very good. Kelly Freas. 2 consecutive volumes with serial story "Sucker Bait" by Asimov among others. 12mo pictorial wrappers with color cover art by Kelly Freas. New York: Street & Smith 1954. First edition. Minor bumping at head of first volume still a very good copy.<br/><br/> Street & Smith unknown books
198137328Garden City:: Doubleday. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0385171455 . First edition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Doubleday, hardcover books
1974109956Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1974. Tall octavo sheets printed on rectos only unprinted light blue wrappers printed label affixed to front panel. Unpaged galleys uncorrected proof of the first edition. The first collection of "Black Widowers" stories. Covers wrinkled and faded label loose glue dried out rubber cement stains to front cover and label inevitable with this type of production. Rare. #109956 Doubleday & Company unknown books
1986126000Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1986. Octavo cloth-backed boards. First edition. A collection of mystery stories Asimov considered to be his best including seven not collected before. Fine in a fine dust jacket. #126000 Doubleday & Company unknown books
1976193548Doubleday 1976-09-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1976 BCE with gutter code G32 on page 210. Dust jacket and book are clean has a very good binding no marks or notations. Dust jacket has minor chipping and some scuffs. HB HS Doubleday hardcover books
19741339070London: Dennis Dobson 1974 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo these 2 vols. only; VG/VG-; spines blue and white with white lettering and yellow and blue with black lettering respectively; dust jackets protected with mylar coverings; prices cut; small chip missing from bottom edge of back cover of The Birth of the United States; fading to spine of Our Federal Union; pages clean; shelved Case 8. 1339070. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Dennis Dobson hardcover books
195439015Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company Inc 1954. First edition of the first work in Asimov's acclaimed Robot series. Octavo original blue boards red topstain. Signed by Isaac Asimov on the title page. Light wear to the cloth near fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing and wear to the extremities. Dust jacket design by Ruth Ray. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed. "One of the classic presentations of the womb-city metropolis as mother which has haunted imaginations ever since. The Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun are the best books Isaac Asimov ever wrote" The Guardian. In 2004 The Caves of Steel was nominated for a retroactive Hugo Award for Best Novel for 1954. A television adaptation was made by the BBC and shown in 1964: only a few short excerpts still exist. In 1989 the book was adapted by Bert Coules as a radio play for the BBC with Ed Bishop as Elijah Baley and Sam Dastor as R. Daneel Olivaw. Doubleday & Company, Inc hardcover books
