THE ROBOT TRILOGY, ( I ROBOT, THE CAVES OF STEEL, THE NAKED SUN)
Gnome Press, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover.
Gnome Press, New York, 1950
Doubleday and Company, 1954
Doubleday and Company 1957
FIRST STATE of the First Edition, First Printings Fine/Near Fine, clean crisp books, with I Robot signed on a laid in signature, near fine/fine unclipped dust jackets.
This listing is for the First State, First Printings of the I ROBOT SERIES, and includes the main Trilogy of I ROBOT, THE CAVES OF STEEL, and THE NAKED SUN. A handsome set of this trilogy which was initially 3 titles, Asimov then later added to the series with two other titles decades later. Each copy consists of first edition, first state dust jackets, and stunning clean fine/near fine first edition books.
I ROBOT
Gnome Press, New York, 1950
Stated First Edition, First Printing: Beautiful Fine/Near fine book with a scarce original stunning Fine/Near fine dust jacket. Only 5,000 copies of the first edition were printed of this iconic title in which Asimov’s “Three Laws of Robotics” were postulated for the first time. Signed by Isaac Asimov on a laid-in signature.
The book is in beautiful fine/near fine condition with crisp red boards, with a black robot emblem to front, and black titles to spine. The boards are clean, a vibrant red and still maintain their original sheen. The book has sharp corners with one very tiny tip bump, and no edgewear. The end papers are clean with No owner names, No bookplates and No bookstore stamps. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with No marks, No stains, No writing, No handling marks, and No foxing. Internally appearing as unread! Signed by Isaac Asimov on a laid-in signature. A beautiful copy of this landmark title!
The original first edition dust jacket has benefited from slight restoration to the very outer spine tips, and as such presents as a Fine/Near fine example. The jacket is bright with highly vibrant colors, and with but only the very slightest hint of fading to the spine (the spine of this jacket is more usually found faded completely to a grey tone). The stunning dust jacket has No rips, No chips, No stains, No rubbing and No foxing. The rear panel is unusually bright for this title. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $2.50. Please see detailed images. Stunning, handsome jacket presenting the book beautifully on the shelf.
THE CAVES OF STEEL
Doubleday and Company, 1954, New York, 1954
Stated First Edition, First Printing: Beautiful Fine/near fine book with a scarce original stunning Near fine dust jacket.
The book is in beautiful Fine/Near fine condition with crisp blue boards, with red titles to spine. The boards are clean, a vibrant blue and still maintain their original sheen. The book has sharp corners with two tip bumps, and no edgewear. The end papers have one owner name on the paste down which is mostly obscured by the front inner flap of the dust jacket. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with No marks, No stains, No writing, No handling marks, and No foxing. Internally appearing as unread!
The original first edition dust jacket has benefited from slight restoration to the very outer spine tips and as such presents as a near fine example. The jacket is bright with highly vibrant colors, and but only the very slightest hint of fading to the spine. The stunning dust jacket has No rips, No chips, No stains, No rubbing and No foxing. The rear panel still remains bright with but the barest hint of toning. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $2.95. Please see detailed images. Stunning, handsome jacket presenting the book beautifully on the shelf.
THE NAKED SUN
Doubleday and Company 1957, New York, 1957
Stated First Edition, First Printing: Beautiful Fine/near fine book with a scarce original stunning Near fine dust jacket. An extremely scarce title to locate in the first printing, perhaps the most difficult of the trilogy series.
The book is in beautiful fine condition with crisp yellow boards, with a red titles to spine. The boards are clean, a vibrant yellow and still maintain their original sheen. The book has sharp corners and no edgewear. The end papers are clean with No owner names, No bookplates and No bookstore stamps. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with No marks, No stains, No writing, No handling marks, and No foxing. Internally appearing as unread.
The original first edition dust jacket has benefited from slight restoration to one small 1/3" bit of rubbing to one corner and as such presents as a near fine example. The jacket is bright with highly vibrant colors, and some of the common fading to the spine impacting the red titles. The dust jacket has No rips, No chips, No stains, No rubbing and No foxing. The rear panel is bright with only a hint of toning. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $2.95.
Would make a wonderful gift and investment for an Asimov collector.
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