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ASIMOV, Isaac. Foundation. New York: Gnome Press, 1951. -- Foundation and Empire. New York: Gnome Press, 1952. -- Second Foundation. New York: Gnome Press, 1953.
3 volumes, 8o. Original cloth or boards; pictorial dust jackets (minor edgewear, a few small chips or short tears, overall very good); slipcased together in imaginative quarter morocco slipcase with morocco onlays. Provenance: Raymond Epstein (presentation inscription from the author in each volume, sold Swann Galleries, 11 June 1992, lot 13).
FIRST EDITIONS, EACH VOLUME A PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed and signed on each title-page: "To Raymond Epstein Isaac Asimov 5 Dec 81." The first title is in Currey's first binding variant; the second title in the second variant; and the third is in the second binding variant. Currey, p. 17. (3)
3 volumes, 8
FIRST EDITIONS, EACH VOLUME A PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed and signed on each title-page: "To Raymond Epstein Isaac Asimov 5 Dec 81." The first title is in Currey's first binding variant; the second title in the second variant; and the third is in the second binding variant. Currey, p. 17. (3)