Robot Dreams
By Isaac Asimov
 
First UK edition in English, first impression: London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987.
 
Octavo. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt With the original pictorial dust jacket designed by Ralph McQuarrie, priced £10.95.
 
A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with bright gilt lettering; the contents are clean and fresh, free from names and inscriptions, though with a small blue star stamp to the rear paste-down.
 
The dust jacket near fine, with some fading to the blue tones of the spine panel and a hint of wear to the spine head; otherwise a bright, sharp example.
 
A significant collection of twenty-one short stories, including the titular Hugo-nominated "Robot Dreams," written specifically for this volume and also published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in 1986. This edition is also particularly notable for its collaboration with celebrated conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie, best known for his foundational visual designs for the original Star Wars trilogy. McQuarrie provided the jacket art and several interior illustrations, creating a definitive visual identity for Asimov’s robotic visions.
 
Asimov, a "Grand Master" of science fiction and one of the "Big Three" authors of the genre, used this collection to continue the exploration of the Three Laws of Robotics—a conceptual framework that has transcended literature to influence real-world robotics and ethics.