LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING

First edition, first printing. Softcover. Publisher's original illustrated boards, with white and pink titles to the upper board and spine. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, bright and fresh, with just a hint of rubbing to the extremities. The contents, with a little toning to the closed text block, are otherwise clean throughout, and without inscriptions or stamps. Retaining the original price to the lower cover (£1.50).

The true first edition of the third volume in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. The novel was released in hardcover by Arthur Barker later in the year. Nominated for the 1983 Locus Award.