The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Custom Clamshell Case by Douglas Adams - 1979

London: Arthur Barker Ltd.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The very rare 1st edition in Hardcover. A paperback version from pan books came out before, but the Arthur Baker copy is the one sought by collectors and VERY hard to find. At listing no others available on the market. This is a 1st edition, 1st impression book, but with the later state jacket, with blue back panel. The first state has an advert for Capricorn One on the back and is even harder to find in the market. NF book, with clean boards. Showing some minor foxing on the top and fore edge and a few spots on the end papers, but otherwise the book is internally clean. Dealer note on the front end paper in pencil. Tight binding. Beautiful dust jacket, NF to Fine. It is price clipped, but shows almost no edgewear or fading, which is common for the title. Now in a protective acetate cover. A beautiful collectable copy of a book rarely on the market. The Book comes with a custom cloth clamshell case ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 159 pages .