THE END OF ETERNITY by Isaac Asimov

Author: Isaac Asimov

Artist: Don Maitz

Page Count: 360

Trim size: 6 x 9 inches

ISBN: 978-0-932096-54-8

FIRST  COMBINED  EDITION

About this Book: 

This is the first time the novelette and novel versions of THE END OF ETERNITY, have been published in the same volume. 

In 1953, while wandering through Boston University’s library, Asimov a noticed a line drawing in a small advertisement in a volume of Time magazine from 1928.  He glimpsed at something that looked like a mushroom cloud caused by nuclear explosion. It was only the Old Faithful geyser of Yellowstone National Park, and the advertisement was perfectly ordinary. From just a glimpse of an advertisement grew the idea of a story involving time travel.

In early 1954 he wrote a twenty-five thousand-word story, and submitted it to Galaxy magazine, where it was rejected. A few months later Asimov left the novelette with Walter Bradury at Doubleday and was told it was a worthwhile novel.  He then faced the prospect of retelling the story at three times the length.

The protagonist works for Eternity, an organization outside of Time that alters history to minimize human suffering.  Eternity prides itself on its rational, clinical mission. This journey through time is central to exploration of free will, determinism and whether a controlled future is truly better.

This first combined edition offers a rare insight into the creative process Isaac Asimov utilized.

Features:

All copies signed by Don Maitz

• Full color wrap around dust jacket with gold foil stamping
• Full color #80 gloss frontis piece
• Two full color #80 gloss interior illustrations
• one black and white #80 gloss interior illustration
• Black and white 100# limitation page signed by Don Maitz
•  Offset press printed in two colors on 60# Natures Natural (FSC certified)
• Covered in exquisite black Cialux bookcloth imported from Italy
• Endpapers are made of luxurious platinum silk moiré 
• Hot foil stamping on spine and cover of book 
• Custom black head and heel bands
• Smyth sewn in with cold melt glue
• Custom slipcase with hot foil stamping on spine and front board

Numbered edition limited to 275 copies. Orders limited to one per household/ customer

Lettered Edition limited to 26 hand bound leather copies (details forthcoming)