Science Fiction Isaac Asimov The Caves of Steel 1954 1st UK VG DJ

First edition, first printing with "First published in Great Britain, 1954" on copyright page. Publisher: London T.V. Boardman & Company Ltd. 1954. Octavio 5" x 7. 5" [x] 13-224 pp. [i Boardman Contact] [i Blank]. Black boards with silver lettering to covers and spine. Boardman Science Fiction illustration on front cover and spine. Unclipped dust jacket with 9s 6d. net price. Published in the same year as the first US edition and seemingly less common with striking cover art. 

Book Condition: Very Good. Spine and cover edges are lightly bumped.  Binding is strong. Text is very lightly age toned and clean. Pastedowns and endpapers lightly browned.

Dust Jacket Condition: Spine edges chipped. Front cover upper right corner is lightly chipped.

The Caves of Steel by Issac Asimov is the story of an unlikely pairing between a New York City police detective, Elijah Baley and Spacer robot, R. Daneel Olivaw. These two must work together to solve the murder of a Spacer, bring the assailant to justice, and hide the investigation from the general public.