[ASIMOV, Isaac]. GOBLE, Neil. Asimov Analyzed. 1972. INSCRIBED BY ASIMOV TO FORREST J. ACKERMAN.
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[ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992)]. GOBLE, Neil. Asimov Analyzed. Baltimore: Mirage, 1972.
8vo. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. Provenance: Forrest J. Ackerman (1916-2008), American editor, magazine publisher, and science fiction author; acquired by the present owner directly from Ackerman.
FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY ISAAC ASIMOV TO FORREST J. ACKERMAN, “To Forry, who collects even this.” One of the most popular science fiction writers of the twentieth century, Isaac Asimov famously wrote or edited over 300 works over the course of a career spanning five decades, with his most famous work, the Foundation Trilogy, winning the one-time Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series.
[With]: ASIMOV. First Visit to Britain 1974. [N.p.]: Aardvark Publications, 1974. Original printed wraps. INSCRIBED TO FORREST J. ACKERMAN FROM JAY KAY KLEIN, “This copy to FJA courtesy of Jay Kay Klein of MidAmerican.”
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