Men Against the Stars Adventures in Science Fiction Series

Published by Gnome Press, New York, NY, 1950

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Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA)

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Cover Art; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers, and there is a thin strip of fading to the top spine end and also to the top two inches of the front and rear spine joints. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's ink stamped name and address ( William J. Carey) on the front endpaper. The price clipped dust jacket has edge tears, nicks, rubbed spots, small chips to the extremities (especially the top spine end) and some spots of foxing / toning to the bottom third of the rear cover. This is the first ever anthology based on a particular subject (in this case, the Conquest of Space). This anthology also includes Isaac Asimov's "Bridle and Saddle" which is a story in the Foundation universe. The contents include: Trends by Isaac Asimov, Men Against the Stars by Manly Wade Wellman, The Red Death of Mars by Robert Moore Williams, Locked Out by H. B. Fyfe, the Iron Standard by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore (as Lewis Padgett) , Schedule by Harry Walton, Far Centaurus by A. E. Van Vogt, Cold Front by Hal Clement, The Plants by Murray Leinster, Competition by E. Mayne Hull, Bridle and Saddle by Isaac Asimov, and, When Shadows Fall by L. Ron Hubbard.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
Men Against the Stars Adventures in Science Fiction Series
Author
Greenberg, Martin (editor) (with An Introduction by Willy Ley)
Publisher
Gnome Press, New York, NY
Publication year
1950
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Illustrated by Edd Cartier
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing.

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S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 25 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer/compiler of price guides, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.

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