The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying

Overview:

  • Title: The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying
  • Author: Isaac Asimov
  • Year: 1972
  • Publisher: Doubleday & Company / SFBC
  • Price: $2.98
  • Pages: 568
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Collection
  • Title Reference: The Early Asimov
  • Notes:
    • Cover and spine have just The Early Asimov, title page has longer version.
    • "Book Club Edition" on front flap, SFBC # on rear flap
    • "Jacket photograph by Barry Kiperman" and "Jacket typography by Gina Rosencrantz" on rear flap.
    • Each story has details on its history at the end, this ranges from several pages to a paragraph.
    • The page numbers in the TOC are off by a lot for later stories, likely from the Doubleday edition and SFBC repaginated without redoing the TOC. This error was fixed for the second printing
    • First printing has gutter code "44N" on page 563, indicates a printing in October 1972.
    • Known reprint codes: "47N" [verified] November 1972; "52P" (December 1973); "I18" on page 567 (May 1978).
    • Second printing has grey boards with blue lettering