ISAAC ASIMOV – PEBBLE IN THE SKY – 1950 FIRST EDITION

Original 1950 first edition hardcover of Pebble in the Sky by legendary science fiction author Isaac Asimov.

Published by Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York.

The copyright page explicitly states FIRST EDITION.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE

Pebble in the Sky was Isaac Asimov’s first published novel in book form and is an important early work in his celebrated Galactic Empire series.

The story follows Joseph Schwartz, an ordinary twentieth-century man unexpectedly transported thousands of years into the future, where Earth has become an isolated and politically marginalized world within a vast Galactic Empire.

An important collectible for enthusiasts of Golden Age science fiction, early Asimov publications, and vintage Doubleday science fiction.

PUBLICATION DETAILS

Title: Pebble in the Sky

Author: Isaac Asimov

Publisher: Doubleday & Company

Year: 1950

Edition: First Edition, stated

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket: Original-style illustrated jacket present

CONDITION

Vintage hardcover with substantial wear to the dust jacket, including tears, chipping, discoloration, surface wear, and old tape repairs. Previous owner’s handwritten inscription dated February 1953 on the front endpaper.

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An early first edition of one of the most influential authors in science fiction history.