Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov, First Edition, doubleday (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Kurt Muller (illustrator). First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean unread unused copy. The priced jacket has a small chip at the bottom edge of the front panel. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: G+. 1st thus. Edgewear to cover, with light fraying to corners, spine head and foot. Book is slightly cocked, with a crease to the spine. Spots on fore-edge and top page block. ; Pages are tight, clean and unmarked. Doubleday omnibus edition; this is the book club edition that came out three months before the trade edition. ; Doubleday Science Fiction Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 516 p.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine condition. 1st Edition. 223 pages of text. Hardcover in dustjacket and slipcase, still protected in the original publisher's shrinkwrap. One of 1500 copies signed by Asimov on a special limitation page. 40th Anniversary Edition. Signed by Author(s).

First edition, first printing. Review copy, with the publisher's review slip loosely laid in. Original dark red boards with a black spine lettered in silver, in the Barclay Shaw designed dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout and without stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped ($16.95 on the front flap). The original versions of three classic Asimov stories that were all reworked before publication, each with an introduction and commentary by the author. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hardcover. Condition: fair. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Alex Gotfryd (illustrator). First edition. Book club edition, which predated the publisher's edition. Dust jacket is darkening with age, and has some stains and soiling; now in new removable protective cover. Lime green boards with dark green print on the spine. Front hinge starting with webbing showing. First two blank pages show mild dampstain at bottom edge. Small dampstain, bottom corner rear end paper. Doubleday / Science Fiction Book Club hard cover with dust jacket, 1961 edition, first printing May 1961 (Print code C13), 516 pages. Cover by Alex Gotfryd. 8vo (5.75" x 8.5") According to SF expert Currey: "Code C13 on page 516 of both the trade and SFBC issues. Both produced from the same print run, but the BCE was released as a May 1961 selection while the trade issue was published 2 June." Omnibus edition of three novels originally published separately, 1951 - 1952: The Currents of Space, Pebble in the Sky (2nd place, 2001 Retro-Hugo for best novel of 1951), and The Stars, Like Dust.

Hardcover. Second printing. The author's first book and first sf novel. Dark blue boards with green lettering, top edges stained green: part of the Doubleday Young Moderns series (''A Growing Library For Modern Boys And Girls''), as stated on the rear cover. Priced at $1.00 (so NOT a Book Club edition) and lacking the ''First Edition'' statement on copyright page (but still retaining the 1950 date on the title page and copyright page), this was issued a year later in 1951. A very uncommon variant. Spine edges a little creased else a fine copy in a VG dustjacket with edge wear and dust-soiling along rear spine fold.

HARD BACK GREY. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: TATTERED DJ. FIRST ED. Asimov's first Sci Fi, stated 1st edition DATE PUBLISHED: 1950 EDITION: FIRST ED 223.

Hardcover. First edition. 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Octavo. 223pp. Grey cloth in dust jacket. Stated first edition. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Some spotting to bottom foredge. Bit of edgewear to the jacket. Tail of jacket spine lightly chipped. All four flaps of the jacket are slightly clipped, original price of $2.50 is still present. Asimov's first published science fiction novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-51. Very Good in Very Good Dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Octavo. Beige cloth, red spine titles, pp. 223. Signature of Harry J. Boyle, Canadian broadcaster and author to front free endpaper, else a near fine copy in a price-clipped dust jacket with shallow nicks and spider-lines to head & tail of spine and a short (1/4") closed tear to the top and bottom of rear panel and top of front panel, otherwise it is very good without sunning, etc.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Cloth boards are clean. Dust jacket unclipped with some rubbing to corners, small tear to spine. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Philip Hagopian(Cover Artist) (illustrator). First Edition. Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov (First Edition) Debut Novel A sharp copy with mild spine pulling to the top. Faint toning to the top front and back cover edges. Firm text block. Intact jacket with minor edge wear. Minor creasing to the top of the spine. Faint water staining to the bottom of the spine and part of the back cover. No price clipped. Stated First Edition. Asimov's first book and first Science Fiction novel. Publisher's grey cloth, spine lettered red. Pictorial dust jacket. BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. First printing. A near fine copy, only with the slightest foxing to the top edge of the outer text block. The contents fine. In a very good only, unclipped dust jacket. Some scuffing and a few faint blemishes, the extremities a bit worn and chipped. Discrete tape reinforcements at the verso. A very nice copy still. The very first of Asimov s science fiction novels, which would see numerous reprints. Pebble in the Sky launched the Empire Series, imagining a future Galactic empire which has forgotten that Earth was humanity's original home. Asimov would go on to write over 500 books, and is remembered as one of the Big Three writers of science fiction, alongside Robert Heinlein and Arthur Clarke.

First edition. Octavo, jacket illustration by Richard Powers, cloth. The author's first SF novel. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-15]. A near fine copy, corners very gently bumped, some mild age darkening to text pages in a very good price clipped dust jacket, with some shelf wear and rubbing, rub/color mark across front panel lettering of Pebble. (10659).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. FIRST EDITION STATED on copyright page. True first edition, with 1950 appearing on both title page & copyright page. Author's first book, SCARCE in DUSTJACKET. A science fiction time-travel novel. Bound in original grey cloth with orange lettering to spine, in publisher's unclipped pictorial dustjacket. Pictorial dustjacket with "Doubleday Science Fiction" printed to upper right corner of front panel, b&w photograph of Asimov & biographical description to rear panel, UNCLIPPED with original published price of $2.50 intact on upper inner front flap, lower inner front flap states "This novel has not appeared in any form prior to book publication", inner rear flap with ad for "The Big Eye" by Max Ehrlich. Printed in the USA at The Country Life Press, Garden City, N.Y. Book: VERY GOOD / Dustjacket: GOOD ONLY. Top edge of boards faintly stained (not affected internally), dustjacket along top edge also stained, large (10cm) horizontal closed tear to front panel, slight edgewear with small closed tears & chipped along upper front panel & spine ends, inner front flap split & almost detached from front panel, otherwise overall a nice clean tight solid hardcover copy. The dustjacket is now protected in a removable clear Bro-dart cover. 223pp. Uncommon first edition in dustjacket. RARE.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1950 Stated First Edition, First Printing: A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Beautifully SIGNED by Asimov directly on the title pageÂâTo Stephen / Isaac Asimovâ. Scarce signed and in this condition. The book is in beautiful crisp condition with beige/grey cloth boards, with orange titles to spine. The boards are clean and bright with but a slight touch of toning. The boook has sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean with ghosting of a sticker removal, otherwise no owner names, no owner inscriptions, no bookplates, and no bookstore stamps. The internal pages are crisp, clean, bright and flat with no writing, no handling marks, no stains, no bent pages, and no foxing. Beautiful clean copy, appearing as unread. Signed in blue ink by Isaac Asimov on the title pageÂâTo Stephen / Isaac Asimovâ. Please see images. The original dust jacket has benefited from very slight restoration by an expert paper conservator to the outer spine tips and presents as a near fine example with strong vibrant colors. Otherwise the dust jacket has No rips, No chips, No edgewear, No stains, and No foxing. The flaps are clean and free of stains. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped, and has a stated price of $2.50. Stunning jacket. Please see detailed images. A very handsome, signed copy of this scarce and important title. Would make a wonderful gift for an Asimov collector. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our store for other landmark SciFi titles. .

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket, stated first edition, author's first book, 1950, unclipped dustjacket, slight tape residue on DJ flaps, stamp on endpaper.

Octavo, cloth. First edition. The author's first book and first SF novel. In the far future "Earth is largely a radioactive wasteland, populated by a few million inhabitants who are discriminated against by the rest of the galactic empire which has forgotten that Earth was humanity's original home." - Brians, Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, 1895-1984, p. 122. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-51. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 237. In 333. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to upper right corner tip and two small closed tears, 6 mm at the bottom edge of the front panel and 8 mm at lower spine end. (#155200).

Octavo, cloth. First edition. The author's first book and first SF novel. In the far future "Earth is largely a radioactive wasteland, populated by a few million inhabitants who are discriminated against by the rest of the galactic empire which has forgotten that Earth was humanity's original home." - Brians, Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, 1895-1984, p. 122. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-51. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 237. In 333. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with wear and rubbing at edges, mostly along top edge, several small nicks and abrasions at upper edge of rear panel, mild tanning to rear panel, and orange lettering on spine panel mostly faded to white. (#142710).

HARD BACK BLUE. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: WORN DJ. FIRST ED. General wear: small bookplate, foxing, browning, previous owner marking EP Signed by Author in beautiful script on title page! DATE PUBLISHED: 1950 EDITION: FIRST ED 223.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Isaac Asimov on the title page. A wonderful copy that is just SIGNED, NOT inscribed to anyone. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with minor wear to the edges. The book is bound in the publisher's original cloth and is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with a hint of wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. first printing. Inscribed by Asimov on the front free endpaper, "For Dirce Archer, With best wishes, Isaac Asimov." Dirce Archer was a well known science fiction fan of the 1950's and 60's. Asimov's first novel. "A sentimental favorite among Asimov's fans, but significant also as a transitional step between the relatively miserly world of Golden Age pulps and the relatively lucrative world of mainstream book publication." Quoted from Barron; Anatomy of Wonder 4, 3-15. Bound in gray cloth with lettering on the spine in red. The merest hint of toning to the edges of the text block, else fine in fine and bright dust jacket illustrated by Richard Powers, Doubleday's $2.50 price present, and with just the merest hint of rubbing at the spine panel ends. An exceptional associational copy. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.

First edition. Octavo, jacket art by Richard Powers, cloth. The author's first SF novel (and first book). In the far future "Earth is largely a radioactive wasteland, populated by a few million inhabitants who are discriminated against by the rest of the galactic empire which has forgotten that Earth was humanity's original home." - Brians, Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, 1895-1984, p. 122. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-51. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 237. In 333]. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to upper right corner tip and a two small closed tears, one to the base of the front panel (6 mm) and base of spine panel (8 mm). (16890).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Asimov's uncommon 1st book of fiction preceded by the publication of his doctoral dissertation. A sharp copy with slight wear to the dj.

First edition. Octavo, jacket illustration by Richard Powers, Hardcover. Author's first book. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-15]. A very good plus copy, some foxing to end papers in a very good dust jacket, shelf wear, small 'v' chip to upper spine panel; with some creases, mild loss to spine ends and corners, light rubbing, fading to color of spine panel lettering. (8225).

First edition. Octavo, jacket illustration by Richard Powers, cloth. The author's first book. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-15]. An about near fine copy, moderate dust soiling to top edge, free end papers show some offsetting in a very good plus dust jacket some mild rubbing to fold and extremities, light shelf wear to head of spine panel, small closed tear with fold to upper right corner, touch of color fading to spine panel lettering. (6247).

1st edition. HC in dust jacket. 1st Printing. The jacket has some rubbing to the front panel, 2 short closed tears along the top edge and some chipping at the head and heel of the spine. Still, and attractive copy of Asimov's first novel. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.

Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing of Isaac Asimov's first novel. Signed by Asimov on the title page and inscribed, "To Don Sterling best wishes 13 March 1981." Bound in publisher's original gray cloth lettered in orange on the spine. Very Good+ with lean to binding, light wear at extremities and scattered foxing to cloth. Minor offsetting to ensheets. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with fading, moderate wear and small damp stain to foot of spine; toning and tape repairs to verso. Signed first editions are scarce.

Condition: Near Fine. Uncorrected Proof. Advance uncorrected proof of the first edition of Isaac Asimov's first published book. Unbound gathered and folded sheets with publisher's review slip labeled "uncorrected proof" stapled to upper sheet, likely used as a review copy. Near Fine with toning and light soiling to front and rear. Unbound folded and gathered signatures.