2001: A Space Odyssey.

First British edition of the novel of the landmark “proverbial good science fiction movie” he and Stanley Kubrick created, starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Arthur C. Clarke in an elderly hand and lengthily signed by Keir Dullea on the title page, "Open the pod bay doors please Hal!!" Keir Dullea." Additionally signed by Dullea on the front panel of the jacket in silver felt tip. Keir Dullea’s portrayal of astronaut Dave Bowman anchors Stanley Kubrick’s cosmic vision with a haunting stillness that becomes the emotional through-line of the film, giving Clarke’s vision a human center, embodying both the fragility and resilience of humanity in the face of cosmic evolution. Dullea’s daring commitment to his craft was exemplified by the harrowing emergency air-lock scene—filmed with no stunt double—where he plunged headfirst through the hatch on a hidden harness, trusting so completely in Kubrick’s direction that he quipped later, “I would have been dead” if anything had gone wrong. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.