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This listing is for my only copy of "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" by Douglas Adams. I started in the masterpieces of science fiction book program by the Easton Press in 1988. Over 3 decades I acquired my collection one book a month. Several of my volumes I was able to get signed by some of the grand masters, now gone. Jack Williamson, L Sprauge DeCamp, Fritz Leiber, Ben Bova, Greg Bear, Poul Anderson, and my favorite, Philip Jose Farmer are just a few of the authors I was able to meet and have my volumes signed before they passed away. Many of my books as such have great meaning to me personally. Douglas Adams passed away in 2001, and this is the only one of his works that saw print in the MSF leather bound book program. This volume of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy was very short run, and was one of the last of the original program list published. I doubt the print run was even a thousand books, probably as low as five hundred, as they were filling long time subscribers' orders and not necessarily stocking for future subscribers. The Masterpieces Of Science Fiction program was closed out after this book was published as one of the last few new titles. I think it has since been restarted, but with far fewer books, so many in the original run will never be reprinted. My copy is as issued and received from The Easton Press. Unread, with unfolded collector's notes and unattached bookplate. There is no flaking of the gold gilt edges anywhere. The end boards are crisp with no bent edges. The ribbon page marker is in the exact same position as I've never moved it. Shipping will be via USPS well packaged and suitably insured
Chuck8f2baff
Seller went out of their way to make sure my item was delivered when the USPS made mistakes.
Okelarin Kay'nerth
I am still waiting for package the mail carrier dropped off at wrong location!
user3458656d
Item arrived fast and packaged well. Item was as described. Great Seller!!