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Six Science Fiction Anthologies Edited by Science Fiction Legends, including:... (Total: 6 Items)
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Six Science Fiction Anthologies Edited by Science Fiction Legends, including: A. E. van Vogt. Destination: Universe! New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, [1952]. Octavo. xv, 295 pages. Publisher's red cloth covers with the spine lettered in white. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Baris Dolgoff. Very minor discoloration to the joints, sunned jacket spine. Altogether a very good book. This anthology collects some of the authors most beloved tales, including "Far Centaurus"; "Dormant"; "Defense"; "The Rulers"; and "The Sound." [and:] Isaac Asimov, editor. The Hugo Winners. Volumes One and Two. Edited by Isaac Asimov. Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday, Inc., [1962]. Book Club Edition. Octavo. xiv, 849 pages. Publisher's red board covers with the spine lettered in silver. Illustrated dust jacket. Very minor rubbing to the covers, slightly sunned spine. Altogether a very good book. This volume includes some of the most distinguished science-fiction authors, honored with the coveted Hugo Award, including Murray Leinster, Robert Bloch, Poul Anderson, and Avram Davidson. [and:] Isaac Asimov, editor. Before the Golden Age: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s. Edited by Isaac Asimov. [London]: Robson Books, [1974]. Publisher's blue cloth covers with the spine lettered in silver. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Timothy Jaques. Some rubbing to the spine, otherwise a near fine copy. Asimov collected twenty-five significant science fiction stories written by some of the most influential authors in the 1930s. Each story is introduced by Asimov folding them into the overall history of the genre, and into his own personal life. [and:] Sam Moskowitz. Modern Masterpieces of Science Fiction. Edited by Sam Moskowitz. Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, [1965]. Octavo. 518 pages. Publisher's coral cloth covers with gilt lettering and a small orange illustration on the front cover and spine. Black dust jacket lettered in pink, purple, and white. Very minor rubbing the head and foot of the spine, minor rubbing to the jacket, tiny closed tears to the edges of the jacket, price clipped from the front inner flap of the jacket, previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper. Altogether a very good book. Twenty-one stories by major science fiction authors are included in this volume compiled by Sam Moskowitz, a leading historian and critic of the genre. This work includes tales by Murray Leinster, Jack Williamson, Eric Frank Russell, L. Sprague de Camp, Lester del Rey, Robert A. Heinlein, and A. E. van Vogt, among others. [and:] Damon Knight, editor. Science Fiction of the Thirties. Edited and with an Introduction by Damon Knight. Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., [1975]. Book Club edition. Octavo. xii, 464 pages. Publisher's navy blue boards with the spine lettered in red. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Walter Harper. Dust jacket slightly rubbed, minor sunning to the jacket spine. Altogether a very good book. Each story is accompanied by the original illustrations, a lovely touch of science fiction history. [and:] John W. Campbell, Jr., editor. The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology. Selected and with an Introduction by John W. Campbell, Jr. New York: Simon and Schuster, [1952]. Octavo. xv, 585 pages. Publisher's cream boards with the spine lettered in brown. Covers are rubbed and display some moisture damage, drink ring stain on the front cover, back cover has been bent, discoloration and moisture damage for the first few pages. Altogether a good copy. Each story included in this intriguing anthology originally appeared upon the pages of the highly influential Astounding Science Fiction magazine.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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