The Hitchhiker's Guide to retail the Galaxy DOUGLAS ADAMS, 2000 1st SFBC Edition/1st Print, Very Good/Very Good+ Hardcover/Brodart-protected Jacket

Title: THE HITCHHIKER'S TRIOLOGY (a compilation of 5 books including: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe and Everything; So Long and Thanks for all the Fish; & Mostly Harmless)
Author: DOUGLAS ADAMS
Format: Hardcover with new removable archival-protected Dust Jacket.
Condition: Very Good Book/Very Good Plus Dust Jacket. Please see detailed description below. NOTE: Pictures shot without new removable archival cover so as to NOT hide any flaws.
Publisher: Science Fiction Book Club (in arrangement with Harmony Books, a division of Crown Publisher's Inc.)
Date/Edition/Printing: July 2000/First SFBC Edition/1st Printing
Special Attribute: Winner of 1978 National Book Award retail for Fiction
ISBN: 0-395-25401-9
Shipping: Free - limited to US & its Territories

Description: BOOK - Moderate bumping on board/spine edges & board corners. A handful of small, very light stains (somewhat difficult to detect) on edges of text, otherwise text (interior & exterior) impeccably clean & quite crisp, i.e., NO writing, highlighting, underlining, marks, soiling, stains, tears, creases, etc. Spine is square, binding tight. DUST JACKET - Minor chipping/bumping & a couple tiny closed tears concentrated on spine's & turns' edges. Closed tears invisibly tape-repaired on back side. Minimal rubbing from shelving/storage. Jacket now equipped with new removable archival cover which enhances its excellent appearance while helping protect it against future damage & deterioration. As older books can prove difficult to concisely yet comprehensively describe, PLEASE CAREFULLY REVIEW ALL OF ACTUAL BOOK'S PICTURES as they comprise the most accurate & definitive description. CONDITION GUARANTEED!

History, Achievements & Synopsis (from Wikipedia):
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedy science fiction series created by Douglas Adams. Originally a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978, it was later adapted to other formats, including stage shows, novels, comic books, a 1981 TV series, a 1984 video game, and 2005 feature film.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has become an international multi-media phenomenon; the novels are the most widely distributed, having been translated into more than 30 languages by 2005. The first novel, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979), was ranked fourth on the BBC's The Big Read poll. The sixth novel, And Another Thing, was written by Eoin Colfer with additional unpublished material by Douglas Adams. In 2017, BBC Radio 4 announced a 40th-anniversary celebration with Dirk Maggs, one of the original producers, in charge. The first of six new episodes was broadcast on 8 March 2018.

The broad narrative of Hitchhiker follows the misadventures of the last surviving man, Arthur Dent, following the demolition of the Earth by a Vogon constructor fleet to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Dent is rescued from Earth's destruction by Ford Prefect—a human-like alien writer for the eccentric, electronic travel guide The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy—by hitchhiking onto a passing Vogon spacecraft. Following his rescue, Dent explores the galaxy with Prefect and encounters Trillian, another human who had been taken from Earth (prior to its destruction) by the two-headed President of the Galaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox and the depressed Marvin, the Paranoid Android. Certain narrative details were changed among the various adaptations.