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Asimov, Isaac; Morris, Charles V. (Foreword) : Benjamin's Bicentennial Blast (in Original Printed Envelope Hand-addressed by A. R. Tommasini)

Privately Printed by A. R. Tommasini, Millbrae, CA?, 1976

One of 700 copies printed and one of 130 copies printed for the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco. Original publisher's white paper wrappers with blue lettering on spine. Blue and red lettering and blue illustration of the Liberty Bell on front cover. Pamphlet in original printed manila envelope hand-addressed in black ink by A. R. Tommasini. Addressed to "Mr. Mark J. [Hanrahan?]" of San Francisco. Envelope has two blue and white 7-cent Benjamin Franklin stamps in upper-right corner on front of envelope. Printed holiday greeting from Tommasini laid in. Book: 3 1/2" x 5 1/4." Envelope: 4" x 6 1/2." Twenty-eight pages, complete. Blue and white illustrations by John DePol, complete. Pages and covers are pristine and intact. Binding is tight. A Fine copy. A reprint of one of Isaac Asimov's "dreams" in which he was visited by Benjamin Franklin. They both lament the disarray of American politics in 1976, but Franklin proposes a plan to bring harmony to the United States and the world on the United States' bicentennial. Front colophon: "This is twenty-ninth in a series of Christmas keepsakes for the friends of A. R. T." Excerpt from back colophon: "Seven hundred copies of this keepsake have been printed in December, 1976, for the friends of A. R. Tommasini. ... Of the 700 copies printed, 130 copies have been reserved for members of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco, and are numbered from 101 to 230; This is copy number 141.". Illustr.: DePol, John. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: No Binding

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