Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional First edition, Early Printing hardcover copy of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 1979 Harmony Books with the 1-4000-5292-0 ISBN number on the copyright page. Third Printing with partial number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a convex spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rounded spine ends, mild edge wear, lightly rubbed corners and the ISBN number on the rear board. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price on the front flap, some rubbings on the back and moderate edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Arthur Dent, mild-mannered, out-to-lunch earth-ling, is plucked from his planet by his friend Ford Prefect just seconds before it was demolished to make way for a hyper-space bypass. Ford, posing as an out-of-work actor, is a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Together the gruesome twosome begin their now-famous inter-galactic journey through time, space and best-sellerdom.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
