Astounding 1947 Set (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Soft Cover. Street & Smith 1947. Book condition: F - Fine. A collection of THREE issues of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, including issues from January, April & June 1947 in fine to very fine condition, with some taped spines - an expected level of wear and tear for these beautiful vintage magazines. Featuring 'The Toymaker' by Raymond F. Jones, 'Vintage Season' by Lawrence O'Donnell, 'Evidence' by Isaac Asimov, 'Paradise' by Clifford D. Simak, 'Cold Front' by Hal Clement, 'The Blindness' by Philip Latham, 'Rain Check' by Lewis Padgett 'Stability' by A. Bertram Chandler, 'Film Library' by A. E. Van Vogt, 'Mewhu's Jet', by Theodore Sturgeon, Trouble' by George O. Smith, 'The Unforeseen' by Mark Champion 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 AST19471).

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Soft Cover. Street & Smith 1947. Book condition: F - Fine. A collection of THREE issues of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, including issues from August, October & December 1947 in fine to very fine condition, with some taped spines - an expected level of wear and tear for these beautiful vintage magazines. Featuring 'The Equalizer' by Jack Williamson, 'Tomorrow's Children' by Poul Anderson & F. N. Waldrop, 'Child's Play' by William Tenn, 'Home of the Gods' by A. E. Van Vogt, 'An Enemy of Knowledge' by A. M. Phillips, 'Project' by Lewis Padgett, 'Answer' by Hal Clement, 'Letter To Ellen' by Chan Davis, 'The Model Shop' by Raymond F. Jones, 'Time And Time Again' by H. Beam Piper 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 AST19472).