Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional First mass market paperback Edition, later printing of Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov. First Avon Printing stated, December 1964 Ace. 34th Printing with partial number line, 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 and a $2.50 cover price.
The exterior of this paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with clean, illustrated covers with one cut corner on the front, clean page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, strong spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and evenly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
Led by its founding father, the psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and utilizing science and technology, the Foundation survived the greed and barbarism of its neighboring warrior-planets. Now cleverness and courage may not be enough. For the Empire—the mightiest force in the Galaxy—is even more dangerous in its death throes. Even worse, a mysterious entity called the Mule has appeared with powers beyond anything humanly conceivable. Who—or what—is the Mule? And how is humanity to defend itself against this invulnerable avatar of annihilation?
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
