April 12, 2024
1ST/1ST EDITION, WITH STUNNING NEAR FINE JACKET~ I ROBOT ~ ISAAC ASIMOV
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I ROBOTFIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTINGBY ISAAC ASIMOVGnome Press, New York, 1950First Edition, First Printing Beautiful clean book with a scarce original stunning 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.The book is in beautiful condition with crisp red boards, with a black robot emblem to front, and black titles to spine. The boards are clean and a vibrant red still maintaining the original sheen. The book has no edgewear and a few very slightly pushed corner tips. The binding is tight and square. Professionally replaced end papers which are clean with no inscriptions, no owner names, no bookplates, and no bookstore stamps. The internal pages are clean and bright with about 3 pages with small faded handling marks otherwise No marks, No stains, No writing, No handling marks, and No foxing. A beautiful example of this landmark title!The original first edition dust jacket is in beautiful condition having benefited from some very slight restoration by an expert paper conservator and presents as a near fine example. The jacket is bright with vibrant colors and with only a touch of the usual fading to the spine (the red tones on the spine are most often found faded to a complete light grey). The stunning dust
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