The Hitch-Hikers Guide To The Galaxy
Author: Douglas Adams
 
DON'T PANIC
'People of Earth, your attention please. This is Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz of the Galactic Hyperspace Planning Council. Plans for development of the outlying regions of the galaxy require the building of a hyperspatial express route through your star system, and regrettably your planet is scheduled for demolition. The process will take slightly less than two of your Earth minuted. Thank you.'
For Arthur Dent, earthling and homeowner, the severe case of planning blight announced above is the overture to a quite remarkable set of travels, guided en route by an equally remarkable book - a book more popular than the Celestial Home Care Omnibus, cheaper than the Encyclopedia Galactica, it's . . . The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy!
 
PAN BOOKS 2nd PRINTING 1979
ISBN: 0330258648