Hitchhiker's Guide by Douglas Adams, First Edition (84 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 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. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First American Edition. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 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. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine Book & Jacket, Signed to title page , First Edition First Print, no chips, clips, tears, or owner marks, in protective cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series] by Douglas Adams, 5 vol., comprising The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, jacket second state without advertisement, 1979; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, faints spotting to endpapers and fore-edge, jacket with slight creasing to spine tips and light spotting to flaps, 1980; Life the Universe and Everything, ownership blind-stamp of Michael George Feehily, jacket price-clipped, slight toning to spine, slight creasing to head of spine, 1982; So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, signed by the author and dated in year of publication on endpaper, ink stamp "1861" to endpaper, 1984; Mostly Harmless, light toning to margins, jacket with minor chipping to spine tips and corners, 1992, first or first hardback editions, original boards, dust-jackets, a near-fine set. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 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. Signed by Author(s).

159pp. First edition in first state jacket with the "Capricorn One" advertisement on a white background to the rear jacket flap. A very good copy, slight lean, mild foxing to the edges, very light toning to the endpapers. Jacket flaps and verso slightly foxed, price clipped. Increasingly scarce in the first state jacket, Adam's first book, based on the BBC radio play.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. All first printing. Published 1979-1992. All with archival protective covers. The 5th book, "Mostly Harmless," is SIGNED by the author. Nearly all fine in fine DJ, but see all descriptions following. (1) Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: VG in VG DJ. Worn edges on DJ. Price clipped. No marks. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. (2) The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: Fine in fine DJ. No marks except previous owner gift dedication. (3) & (4) Life, the Universe and Everything & So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish: Fine in fine DJ. No marks. (5) Mostly Harmless: As new in as new DJ, signed by author on title page. A set to brag about. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Brand new box set. Five volumes bound in cloth blocked in holographic silver, turquoise, pink, blue, green, red and orange foils. Presented in a two-part box covered in cloth and paper blocked with metallic foils. 44 colour and 30 black & white illustrations in total. Limitation label signed by the Illustrator Jonathan Burton. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Never read like new in original box. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Jonathan Burton (illustrator). First Printing. 2022 First Printing. 5 Fine Hardbacks. No inscriptions or bookplates. Fine box. Illustrated by Jonathan Burton. Introduced by Jonathan Burton. Preface by Carlo Rovelli. Limited to 750 hand-numbered sets of which this is number 133. Including introductions by Terry Jones, Adam Roberts and Jon Canter. The Folio Society limited edition of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy arrives in a spectacular presentation box with DON'T PANIC written in large, friendly letters on the front. All five volumes feature new illustrations by artist Jonathan Burton. Submission for Kingsbury Press's Canon Book Printer of the Year Award. Five volumes bound in cloth blocked in holographic silver, turquoise, pink, blue, green, red and orange foils. Set in Freight Text with Kavo as display. Printed on Munken Lynx Rough paper. 1,240 pages in total. 44 colour and 30 black & white illustrations in total. Limitation label signed by Jonathan Burton. Metallic foil page-tops. Endpapers printed with a design by the artist. 9.5" x 6.25". Presented in a two-part box covered in cloth and paper blocked with metallic foils and lined with paper printed with silver stars. Print for framing presented in a folder printed with a design by the artist . UK Postage £3.40; Airmail to USA and Canada £74.40; Airmail to most of the Rest of the World (including the EU), £74.40. If ordering from overseas, please check any additional tax and import duties payable in your country, which will be additional to the costs given here.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, first hardback edition, small stain to top edge, original boards, second state dust-jacket without the Capricorn One advert on rear panel, light sunning to spine, an excellent close to Fine example, 8vo, 1979.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition, first printing. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Prior owner's name at back endpaper and bottom edge. First edition, first printing of the Science Fiction Book Club edition, with K47 in the gutter of page 206. Last date on the copyright page states 1979. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.73. signed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Harmony Books, New York. 1980. 215 pages. First American Edition stated, first printing with full numberline, including one. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Variant binding with navy paper-covered boards with decorative blindstamp on front panel. Bright lavender titles on spine and isbn number on rear panel (matching isbn number on rear of DJ.) Book shows slightest minor sunning along edges, barely. Small speck stain on rear panel, small faint spot on rear endpaper. Original DJ with $6.95 price intact on flap. DJ shows a small rub at upper right corner, and minor shallow rubbing at crown. This copy measures 7 3/4 inches tall by 5 1/4 inches wide whereas the bookclub editions measure taller and wider. A tight, attractive copy of the first edition, first printing, in original DJ. VG+/VG+.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Book in new condition, signed by author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. An AS NEW copy in AS NEEW dj.

[Science Fiction Satire] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.158 [2]. Publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the usual later state dust-jacket with plain blue rear panel, not priced. Internally clean, covers are shelf worn, spine of jacket is sunned. Very good. The first in the hugely successful 'trilogy in five parts', which unusually first appeared as a Radio 4 series (1978), and went on to spawn a TV series (1981) and a film (2005).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed and inscribed by author "To Steven". Top edge of rear cover has bump. In mylar protective sleeve. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Harmony Books, New York. 1980. 215 pages. First American Edition stated, first printing with full numberline, including one. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Navy boards with bright pink titles on spine and isbn number on rear DJ (matching isbn number on copyright page.) Nearly imperceptible sunning along top edges, former owner's name on inside front cover. No other markings or stainings. Original DJ with $6.95 price intact on flap. DJ in beautiful condition. This copy measures 7 3/4 inches tall by 5 1/4 inches wide whereas the bookclub editions measure taller and wider. A tight, gorgeous copy of the first edition, first printing, in original DJ.

1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. 1st Edition Clamshell Collecor's Case. Custom Clamshell Case. 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. The case is finished in rich blue leather with a 'sculpted design on the side and the words DON'T PANIC on the other side in cut out letters. 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. Generally over 100 in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. Book definitely NOT included. Photographs Upon Request.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. 1st ed AMERICAN.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: VG-. 1st Edition. Inscribed and signed by Douglas Adams on the title page. Volume in VG condition with shelf wear, light edge wear, a dent on the top edge of the rear board, and light soiling to boards, edges, and end papers. Internally clean. Jacket in VG- condition with shelf wear, edge wear, soiling, a couple of tiny tears at the botom edge by the hinges, and an inch long tear at the top rear hinge repaired with scotch tape. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 12mo. Blue emb. bds., red backstr. with metallic blue lettering. Two sm. scuffs/stains on cover, minor bumping to top, bottom of backstr. and bottom rear corner. 215pp. FIRST EDITION WITH FULL NUMBER LINE. CONTENTS MINT.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Unmarked, clean, bright and tight copy in clean, bright, not price clipped ($13.95) Dust jacket. Copyright 1979, near bottom of copyright page is 1980.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST PRINTING OF THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. THE DUST JACKET HAS VERY MINOR SCRAPES AND IS IN A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC COVER. DESPITE THE FLAW, CLEARLY A SUPERIOR COPY. A VERY CLEAN STRONG TIGHT COPY WITH EXCELLENT COLOR. EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE TO THE EYE, ON SHELF OR IN HAND.

First edition with these illustrations, first printing. Publisher's illustrated and glitter decorated blue cloth boards, in individual slipcases. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece and seven further full page colour plates by Jonathan Burton. All are fine copies, the binding square and tight, bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The original slipcases are fine and structurally sound with just a few minor marks. A very attractive illustrated edition of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's 'trilogy' (complete in five novels). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hard Cover in Slipcase. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket ( as Issued ). Burton, Jonathan (illustrator). First Thus. Five volumes, mixed printings - comprising : The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ( 3rd printing ) ; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe ( 2nd printing ) ; Life, the Universe and Everything ( 1st printing ) ; So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish ( 1st printing ) ; Mostly Harmless ( 1st printing ). Illustrated by Jonathan Burton. Clean, bright, crisp copies ( no blemishes, no fading, no inscriptions, tight bindings ). Housed in clean and unfaded slipcases which show the occasional unobtrusive mark. Please note that this is a heavy set of books and postage will be more than that quoted by ABE. Paypal accepted.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 8vo. 7 3/4 x 5" (19.8 x 13cm) 215pgs. Lavender cloth spine and blue boards.Near fine with minor loss to metallic blue titling on spine. In fine DJ with $6.95 price intact. Small bookstore sticker on back flap of DJ with same price. Very funny and imaginative book based on the British radio series. First book of a series by Adams.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. 5 X 7 3/4 Inches. 215 PP. First American edition with full and complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap. Basis for the TV Show, Video Game and movie of the same name. One of the modern classics of science fiction. Book itself clean and tight. DJ presents well on front and spine, but back cover is ripped on both sides with "crinkling" to the lower half of DJ. Primitive tape repair to rear fold. This damage neatly hidden by mylar luckily.