Comprises: Foundation. Blue cloth, later issue dust jacket with other foundation titles listed on rear flap and list of titles on rear panel. [1951]. * Foundation and Empire. Red boards, lettered in black, dj. (Publisher's imprint on spine measures 2.2 cm across). [1952]. * Second Foundation. Blue boards, lettered in brown, dj. [1953]. Together, 3 volumes. Original cloth or boards, color pictorial jackets. First Editions, First Printings.

Each volume inscribed by Asimov to collector Thomas A. Denny on front free endpaper. Denny's sci-fi themed bookplate also on front free endpapers. Asimov's famous masterpiece epic series, this being the important first three, of which each were awarded a special Hugo in 1966 for best all-time series. Each in Currey's "A" state bindings. Currey, pp. 17-19.