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1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. Custom Clamshell Case (NO BOOK IS INCLUDED) No Binding. First Edition Collector's Clamshell Case. Superb Custom Fitted Modern Collector's Clamshell Bookcase [Not A Book] HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team, each box is Gilt-stamped at the spine. This HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY case is finished in black NUBA with a 'sculpted design on one side from the iconic dustjacket with the thumb and "Cosmic Cutie" and the words DON'T PANIC on the other side. Green cloth sides and Velour finished interior. Every TBCL case can be finished in a selection of fine leathers & cloths or Nuba® or a combination of both. Nuba® is a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck leather. This clamshell is perfectly sized to accommodate your first edition. A Handsome Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Other Douglas Adams Clamshells available. A Handsome Collector's Custom Case for an important Collection. "Books definitely NOT included" When you place your order: Please confirm the actual size of your first edition as sizes may vary with age or if the edition is covered in Mylar. The text can be altered to add "signed" or other special requests. Generally over 100 in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. Book definitely NOT included Size can be adapted to soft or hardcover first editions.

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Signed by author on Half title page in blue pen, signature only. First American edition published 1980 stated with 10 9 8 7 to number line. 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 Book; binding tight, minor bump to bottom rear corner else boards straight and clean, text free of marks, appears unread. Dust jacket ($12.95 ) has, to spine, mild fading and mild chipping to ends. Color sharp to covers. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.

Fine Book & Jacket, Signed to title page , First Edition First Print, no chips, clips, tears, or owner marks, in protective cover

Extremely scarce signed first printing of the The Illustrated Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Adams' large signature by marker at the top of the title page without inscription. The book has a few tiny dents in the bottom edges of the covers, is otherwise clean and bright inside and out. The dust jacket is clean, bright and is not price-clipped. It has no holes, chips or tears but does have slight rubbing or light scratches to the glossy surfaces and a few wrinkles near the edges. (Note: Photos may show a flash reflection.) PayPal always welcome. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes. Additional photos emailed upon request. International shipping for this heavy, oversize volume may require extra funds. Please inquire.

First edition, first printing. Signed by Douglas Adams on the title page with ticket stub for Adams' speaking engagement dated March 20, 1997 laid in. Bound in publisher's blue paper-covered boards over magenta spine cloth lettered in metallic blue. Very Good with lean to binding, fading to edges of boards, with light wear at extremities. Spot of rubbing to front board and light spotting to text block edge. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light wear at extremities, minor edge tears, minor staining and toning.

First American edition, first printing. Signed by Douglas Adams on the title page. Bound in publisher's dark blue paper covered boards over magenta spine cloth lettered in metallic blue. Near Fine with slight lean to binding and light rubbing to gilt lettering, gift inscription dated 1980 to front free endpaper verso and contents toned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light rubbing and toning. A nice copy of this sci-fi classic.

First American edition, first printing. Signed by Douglas Adams and inscribed to a former owner on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's original dark blue paper-covered boards over magenta spine cloth lettered in metallic blue. Near Fine with light wear and toning to pages, former owner name and inkless emboss to half-title page. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light chipping to edges, creases to flap, light toning and bleeding to blindside. A nice copy.

110 x 177mm; pp. [159], [1] A TRUE FIRST PRINTING OF THE HITCH HIKER'S GUIDE, SIGNED BY ADAMS INSIDE THE FRONT COVER AT THE DENMARK STREET SIGNING, AND RETAINING THE 'DON'T PANIC!' LP AD. The Hitch Hiker's Guide began life as a radio series, debuting on 8 March 1978 and running for six episodes that spring. ("Hitchhiker's" was Adams' preferred spelling, but here the title is "Hitch Hiker's", a usage we will follow in this description.) In spite of its huge early success, the BBC did not pursue the publishing rights, which were acquired for £3,000 by the paperback publisher Pan Books. The novel was published on 12 October 1979, with distinctive cover art by Hipgnosis. By this time a second radio series had aired and The Hitch Hiker's Guide was a sensation. Just prior to publication, on October 10, the first book signing took place at the one year old Forbidden Planet shop in Denmark Street, London. As Adams was new to book signings he inscribed copies on the unusual location of the inside front cover (also a wise choice as the ink would have soaked through the thin paper of the main text block). Later signings tend not to be dedicated and are signed in biro to the title-page. In spite of the large print run (60,000 copies) the first printing is now very rare, owing to its fragility. Signed copies of the true first are very rare indeed, especially in early signings such as this. Finally, this copy retains the often missing flyer for the double LP version of HG2G. The book is in remarkable condition. The paper is age-toned and fragile as always, but is as good as any copy we have seen. The binding is square and unmarked, and the only condition point worth noting is some very faint spotting to the front cover, lower left corner. An exceptional copy in ever respect. We include a short letter from a previous dealer giving further details on provenance.

The trilogy in five volumes. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 215 pages. Bound in quarter purple cloth with purple gilt lettering to spine over grey boars with blind-stamped pictorial to cover in original jacket. Signed on title; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe 250 pages. Bound in original quarter aqua cloth with purple gilt lettering to spine over black boards with purple pictorial to cover in original jacket. Inscribed on the front end paper; Life, the Universe and Everything 204 pages. Bound in black cloth with green gilt lettering to spine and green gilt pictorial to cover in original jacket. signed on title; So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 204 pages. Bound in black boards with green gilt lettering to spine and pictorial to cover in original jacket. Inscribed to Josh on title. Small octavos (7 ½" x 5") bound original quarter cloth with original pictorial jackets. Mostly Harmless 277 pages. Signed on title. Octavo (8 ½" x 5 ½") bound in original publisher s quarter purple cloth with light green gilt to spine over green boards in original jacket. First American editions. With the original movie poster. The novels are described as "a trilogy in five parts", having been described as a trilogy on the release of the third book, and then a "trilogy in four parts" on the release of the fourth book. The US edition of the fifth book was originally released with the legend "The fifth book in the increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker's Trilogy" on the cover. Subsequent re-releases of the other novels bore the legend "The [first, second, third, fourth] book in the increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker's Trilogy". In addition, the blurb on the fifth book describes it as "the book that gives a whole new meaning to the word 'trilogy'". The first book was adapted from the first four radio episodes (the Primary Phase), with Arthur being rescued from Earth's destruction by Ford, meeting Zaphod and Trillian, coming to the planet of Magrathea to discover the true purpose of Earth, and ending with the group preparing to go to the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. It was first published in 1979, initially in paperback, by Pan Books, after BBC Publishing had turned down the offer of publishing a novelization, an action they would later regret. Condition: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe previous owner's name to front paste down. Jacket minor edgewear. Life, the Universe and Everything previous owner's name to half title, slightly cocked else a very good set or better in near fine jackets. Poster in near fine condition. The poster will be shipped separately.