Asimov, Isaac (1982) ‘Foundation’s Edge’, signed first edition, first state

Isaac Asimov (1982) ‘Foundation’s Edge’, US first edition, first printing, first state, published by Doubleday & Company. Signed on the title page without further inscriptions. First state with the correct gutter code M36 on page 365. Very uncommon as a signed first edition. More frequent is the signed limited edition which trades at much lower prices.

Condition: near fine. Book is tight with a little shelf wear from sliding in and out of shelf. Dust jacket is unclipped with a little edge wear.

This is the fourth novel and late sequel to the seminal ‘Foundation’ science fiction trilogy which was published in the early 1950s. Doubleday begged Asimov to write a sequel for years and after paying him a hefty advance Asimov penned ‘Foundation’s Edge’ which won the 1983 Hugo, was nominated for the Nebula and – unsurprisingly – became a bestseller.