The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: 1955 - Volume 9, #1 - #6 (6 issues)
Published by Fantasy House Inc., 1955
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Print Matters, London, United KingdomPrint Matters
AbeBooks seller since December 3, 2000
Condition: Used - As new
£ 80.00
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Soft Cover. Fantasy House Inc. 1955. SIX issues of Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine (MOFAS) (Volume 9, issues #1 - #6) 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 'Father' by Philip Jose Farmer, 'A Tale of the Thirteenth Floor' by Ogden Nash, 'Walking Aunt Daid' by Zenna Henderson, '?' by Arthur C. Clarke, 'Two-Handed Engine' by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore, 'Inside Straight' by Poul Anderson, 'Our First Death' by Gordon R. Dickson, 'The Strange Children' by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding, 'The Last Prophet' by Mildred Clingerman, 'The Man Who Cried "Sheep!"' by J. T. McIntosh, 'The Fourth Man' by Agatha Christie, 'Old Story' by Ward Moore, 'Personal Monster' by Idris Seabright, 'Project Nursemaid' by Judith Merril, 'The Talking Stone' by Isaac Asimov, 'Uncle Phil on TV' by J. B. Priestley, 'An Appointment for Candlemas' by Robert Graves, 'By A Fluke' by Arthur Porges, 'The (Widget) The (Wadget), and Boff' by Theodore Sturgeon, 'Mellonta Tauta' by Edgar Allan Poe, 'Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo' by P. G. Wodehouse and many more. Featuring covers by Edmund 'EMSH' Emshwiller was an American visual artist notable for his science fiction illustrations and his pioneering experimental films. 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. Milford "Mel" Joseph Hunter, a science fiction illustrator, producing illustrations for famous science fiction authors such as Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein, as well as a technical and scientific illustrator for clients such as The Pentagon, Hayden Planetarium, and the Massachusetts Audubon Society. c 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). (0.7).…
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- The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: 1955 - Volume 9, #1 - #6 (6 issues)
- Publisher
- Fantasy House Inc.
- Publication year
- 1955
- Condition
- As New
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- Paperback
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Print Matters
London, United Kingdom
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