Publication: Gordon R. Dickson's SF Best

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Publication: Gordon R. Dickson's SF BestPublication Record # 15829
Author: Gordon R. Dickson
Date: 1978-02-00
ISBN: 0-440-13181-2 [978-0-440-13181-6]
Publisher: Dell
Price:
$1.75^?$: US dollar
Pages: 236
Format:
pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
Type: COLLECTION
Cover: Gordon R. Dickson's SF Best by George Tsui
Notes:
- "First printing—February 1978" stated on the copyright page.
- "Edited by James R. Frenkel" (over) "Introduction and Headnotes by Spider Robinson" stated on the title page.
- "Gordon R. Dickson Bibliography" titled "Bibliography" in the table of contents.
- Cover art is not credited, but there is visible signature "G. Tsui" in the lower right.
- Each story has a full page B&W illustration.
- "Illustrations copyright © 1978 by Rick Bryant" stated on the copyright page.
- Printed in the US
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 3725016
- Reginald-3: 21873

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Collection Title: Gordon R. Dickson's SF Best • collection by Gordon R. Dickson

Contents (view Concise Listing)

Gordon R. Dickson's SF Best • interior artwork by Rick Bryant
7 • Introduction: The Quiet Giant • essay by Spider Robinson
11 • Foreword (Gordon R. Dickson's SF Best) • essay by James R. Frenkel
13 • Hilifter • [None But Man • 1] • (1963) • short story by Gordon R. Dickson
37 • Brother Charlie • (1958) • novelette by Gordon R. Dickson
75 • Act of Creation • [Childe Cycle] • (1957) • short story by Gordon R. Dickson
89 • Idiot Solvant • (1962) • short story by Gordon R. Dickson
111 • Call Him Lord • (1966) • novelette by Gordon R. Dickson
137 • Tiger Green • (1965) • novelette by Gordon R. Dickson
165 • Of the People • (1955) • short story by Gordon R. Dickson
173 • Dolphin's Way • (1964) • short story by Gordon R. Dickson
195 • In the Bone • (1966) • short story by Gordon R. Dickson
223 • Gordon R. Dickson Bibliography • essay by uncredited

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