The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: 1954 - Volume 6, #1 - #5 (5 issues)
Published by Fantasy House Inc., 1954
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Print Matters, London, United KingdomPrint Matters
AbeBooks seller since December 3, 2000
Condition: Used - As new
US$ 96.24
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Soft Cover. Fantasy House Inc. 1954. FIVE issues of Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine (MOFAS) (Volume 6, issues #1 - #5) ranging from very fine to excellent condition. There is an expected level of wear and tear but these lively magazines are in excellent condition given their vintage. Featuring 'One in a Thousand' by J. T. McIntosh, 'Epitaph Near Moonport' by Sherwood Springer, 'The Strange Girl' by J. B. Priestley, 'The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford' by Philip K. Dick, 'Axolotl' by Robert Abernathy, 'Christmas Trombone' by Raymond E. Banks, 'Playground' by William Morrison, 'Somewhere East of Rudyard' by Esther Carlson, 'The Other Alternative' by Mack Reynolds, 'Arrangement in Green' by Doris Gilbert, 'Sanctuary' by Daniel F. Galouye, 'Call Me Adam' by Winston Marks, 'The Immortal Game' by Poul Anderson, 'The Fun They Had' by Isaac Asimov, '5,271,009' by Alfred Bester, 'Mrs. Hinck' by Miriam Allen Deford, 'The Last Caper, by Charles Beaumont, 'Call Me From The Valley' by Manly Wade Wellman, 'Sriberdegibet' by Anthony Boucher, 'All Summer in a Day' by Ray Bradbury, 'The Tenants' by William Tenn, 'I Never Ast No Favors' by C. M. Kornbluth, 'Star Lummox' by Robert A. Heinlein and many more. Featuring covers by Chesley Knight Bonestell Jr, dubbed the "Father of Modern Space art" was a pioneering creator of astronomical art, his paintings inspired the American space program, and remain influential in science fiction art and illustration. Edmund 'EMSH' Emshwiller was an American visual artist notable for his science fiction illustrations and his pioneering experimental films. Jack Banham Coggins, an artist, author, and illustrator, known for his oil paintings, which focused predominantly on marine subjects. He is also known for his books on space travel, which were both authored and illustrated by Coggins. The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (usually referred to as F&SF) is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine, first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. The first issue was titled The Magazine of Fantasy, but the decision was quickly made to include science fiction as well as fantasy, and the title was changed correspondingly with the second issue. F&SF was quite different in presentation from the existing science fiction magazines of the day, most of which were in pulp format: it had no interior illustrations, no letter column, and text in a single-column format. F&SF quickly became one of the leading magazines in the science fiction and fantasy fields, with a reputation for publishing literary material and including more diverse stories than its competitors. 130 pages. Size: 6" x 8" (140mm x 195mm). (0.6).…
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- The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: 1954 - Volume 6, #1 - #5 (5 issues)
- Publisher
- Fantasy House Inc.
- Publication year
- 1954
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- Paperback
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Print Matters
London, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since December 3, 2000
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