I, Robot
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Overview:
- Title: I, Robot
- Author: Isaac Asimov
- Year: 1950
- Publisher: Gnome Press
- Price: $2.50
- Pages: 253
- Binding: Trade Paperback
- Type: Collection
- Title Reference: I, Robot
- Notes: "First edition so stated on copyright page." - L.W. Currey
Currey has this as a second binding but makes no mention of a different publication date.
"First Edition stated on copyright page. Wrappered issue or possibly second printing. It is believed that only 2500 copies of this edition (first edition sheets bound up by the publisher in wrappers duplicating the DJ art) were printed. The history behind this particular edition is somewhat unclear. It was done either as an "Armed Services Edition" or as a short-lived experiment in paperback publishing. The publisher also issued three other titles in this manner, but quickly abandoned the project. One source asserts that these were reprinted in 1951 from the original printing plates (retaining the first edition statement)." - from AbeBooks