ISAAC ASIMOV PRESENTS: THE GOLDEN YEARS OF SCIENCE FICTION: Second Series; 28 Stories and Novellas
Edited with an introduction by Isaac Asimov and Martin Greenberg New York: Bonanza Books, (1983). First printing letter code sequence a through h to the copyright page. Stunning sf/horror dust jacket art by Romas. Previously issued as two separate works entitled ISAAC ASIMOV PRESENTS THE GREAT SF STORIES, 3 in 1941 and ISAAC ASIMOV PRESENTS THE GREAT SF STORIES, 4 in 1942. Select premium authors include Frederic Brown, Theodore Sturgeon, Alfred Bester, Isaac Asimov, Anthony Boucher, and more. A splendid gathering of early magazine sf. Light rubbing to the lower shelf-edges, else nearly fine in imitation leather burgundy boards with gilt embossed titles to the spine, burgundy-and-yellow headband and tail-band, pages starting to age-tone as usual; in a very nearly fine dust jacket with a very short tear to the upper edge at the flap fold corners. Thick octavo; 723 pages. PLEASE VIEW FOR MORE GREAT SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS THANKS! |