Clarke, Arthur C. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. New American Library, (1968). 1st printing. 8vo. Black and blue board, cocked, hinges weak, prelims slightly loose, rubber stamp on half title and edge of text block. Dj good with creasing to its upper/lower portions, small tears around dj’s spine base. Clarke developed the novel concurrently with the film version of the same name and published it in 1968, after the film's release. It is a part of Clarke's Space Odyssey series. Both the novel and the film are partially based on Clarke's short story "The Sentinel", written in 1948 as an entry in a BBC short story competition, and "Encounter in the Dawn", published in 1953 in the magazine Amazing Stories.