Astounding 1949 Set (2 results)
Published by Street & Smith, 1949
- Softcover
Seller: Print Matters, London, United KingdomPrint Matters
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Fine
US$ 48.59
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. Soft Cover. Street & Smith 1949. Book condition: F - Fine. A collection of TWO issues of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, including issues from September & October 1949 in fine to very fine condition, with some taped spines - an expected level of wear and tear for these beautiful vintage magazines…. Featuring 'Plague' by Rene Laffayette, 'The Undecided' by Eric Frank Russell, 'Colonial' by Christopher Youd, 'Devious Weapon' by M. C. Pease, 'Prodigy' by Theodore Sturgeon, 'The Aphrodite Project' by Philip Latham, 'The Green Forest' by A. E. Van Vogt, 'Minority Report' by Theodore Sturgeon 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). (0.25).
Published by Street & Smith, 1949
- Softcover
Seller: Print Matters, London, United KingdomPrint Matters
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Fine
US$ 69.41
US$ 31.00 shippingShips from United Kingdom to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Paperback. Condition: Fine. Soft Cover. Street & Smith 1949. Book condition: F - Fine. A collection of THREE issues of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, including issues from February, April & June 1949 in fine to very fine condition, with some taped spines - an expected level of wear and tear for these beautiful vintage maga…zines. Featuring 'The Catspaw' by George O. Smith, 'The Great Air Monopoly' by Rene Laffayette, 'Inheritance' by Arthur C. Clarke, 'Dawn Of Nothing' by A. Bertram Chandler, 'The Rull' by A. E. Van Vogt, 'The Obsolete Weapon' by L. Ron Hubbard, 'We Kill People' by Lewis Padgett, 'Guest in the House' by Frank Belknap Long, 'Genius' by Poul Anderson, Now You See It' by Isaac Asimov 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).
