Astounding 1948 Set (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Soft Cover. Street & Smith 1948. Book condition: F - Fine. A collection of THREE issues of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, including issues from February, April & June 1948 in fine to very fine condition, with some taped spines - an expected level of wear and tear for these beautiful vintage magazines. Featuring 'With Folded Hands.' by Jack Williamson, 'Logic' by Poul Anderson, 'Little Lost Robot' by Isaac Asimov, 'The Chronokinesis of Jonathan Hull' by Anthony Boucher, 'Aesop' by Clifford D. Simak, 'The Barbarian' by A. E. Van Vogt, 'Time To Die' by Murray Leinster, 'There Is No Defense' by Theodore Sturgeon, ' New Lives For Old' by William Bade, 'The Undamned' by George O. Smith and many more. Astounding Science Fiction is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled Astounding Stories of Super-Science, the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William Clayton, and edited by Harry Bates. Clayton went bankrupt in 1933 and the magazine was sold to Street & Smith. The new editor was F. Orlin Tremaine, who soon made Astounding the leading magazine in the nascent pulp science fiction field. A British edition published by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Company ran from August 1939 until August 1963, initially in pulp format, switching to digest from November 1953. The material in the British editions was selected from the U.S. issues, most stories coming from a single U.S. number, and other stories picked from earlier or later issues to fill the magazine. The covers were usually repainted from the American originals. Condition: Fine/Very Fine. 64 pages. Size: 7" x 9" (170mm x 235mm). (0.4 AST19481).

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Soft Cover. Street & Smith 1948. Book condition: F - Fine. A collection of THREE issues of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, including issues from August, October & December 1948 in fine to very fine condition, with some taped spines - an expected level of wear and tear for these beautiful vintage magazines. Featuring 'Meddler's Moon' by George O. Smith, '"Hobbyist"' by Eric Frank Russell, 'Lady Dog' by A. Bertram Chandler, 'I'll Build Your Dream Castle' by Jack Vance, 'Adapter' by Murray Leinster, 'Ole Doc Methuselah' by Rene Lafayette, 'The Last Objective' by Paul Carter, 'Collector's Item' by Frank Belknap Long, 'The Cat & The King' by Raymond F. Jones, 'Ex-Machina' by Lewis Padgett, 'He Walked Around The Horses' by H. Beam Piper, ';The House Dutiful' by William Tenn and many more. Astounding Science Fiction is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled Astounding Stories of Super-Science, the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William Clayton, and edited by Harry Bates. Clayton went bankrupt in 1933 and the magazine was sold to Street & Smith. The new editor was F. Orlin Tremaine, who soon made Astounding the leading magazine in the nascent pulp science fiction field. A British edition published by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Company ran from August 1939 until August 1963, initially in pulp format, switching to digest from November 1953. The material in the British editions was selected from the U.S. issues, most stories coming from a single U.S. number, and other stories picked from earlier or later issues to fill the magazine. The covers were usually repainted from the American originals. Condition: Fine/Very Fine. 64 pages. Size: 7" x 9" (170mm x 235mm). (0.4 AST19482).

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Fine. -Complete set of all 12 1948 issues -Pulp stories by Isaac Asimov-John D. MacDonald 1st sci-fi story-E.E. Smith-J. Scott Canpbell-1st pulp story by Judith Merril-A.E. Van Vogt-3 issues with stories by L. Ron Hubbard and more -Condition is mostly FN+ - GRADE: Fine.