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ASIMOV, ISAAC. The Foundation Trilogy. Foundation * Foundation and Empire * Second Foundation. Together, 3 volumes. 8vo, publisher's cloth, few small areas of light mottling or discoloration to boards, light rubbing to spine tips; dust jackets, first two titles price-clipped, shallow chipping to spine panel heads including small loss affecting a few letters on third title, few short closed tears and occasional edge creasing; pastedowns darkened from old binder's glue on third title as usual. New York: Gnome Press, 1951; 1952; 1953
first editions, in first issue dust jackets, the first title boldly signed by Asimov on front flyleaf. All first printings conforming to Currey's binding priority (A), meeting all first issue points. In unrestored dust jackets. The Hugo Award winner for all-time best series. Currey, pp. 17; 19.
