Publication: SF The Best of the Best Part Two

Publication: SF The Best of the Best Part TwoPublication Record # 290044
Editor: Judith Merril
Date: 1970-00-00
ISBN: 0-583-11808-9 [978-0-583-11808-8]
Publisher: Mayflower
Price:
6/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
Pages: 221
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: ANTHOLOGY
Cover: SF The Best of the Best Part Two by Josh Kirby
Notes: Other prices: Australia 95c, New Zealand 90c, South Africa 75c, Canada 95c. Cover artist credit as per: http://www.ansible.co.uk/misc/joshlist.html
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 316148562
- Reginald-1: 10042B

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Contents (view Concise Listing)

9 • Introduction (SF: The Best of the Best) • (1967) • essay by Judith Merril
11 • Sense from Thought Divide • [Ralph Kennedy] • (1955) • novelette by Mark Clifton
43 • Mariana • (1960) • short story by Fritz Leiber
49 • Plenitude • (1959) • short story by Will Mohler [as by Will Worthington]
61 • Day at the Beach • (1959) • short story by Carol Emshwiller
71 • Let's Be Frank • (1957) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss
81 • The Wonder Horse • (1957) • short story by George Byram
95 • Nobody Bothers Gus • [Gus] • (1955) • short story by Algis Budrys
109 • The Prize of Peril • (1958) • short story by Robert Sheckley
127 • The Handler • (1960) • short story by Damon Knight
131 • The Golem • (1955) • short story by Avram Davidson
137 • The Sound Sweep • (1960) • novelette by J. G. Ballard (variant of The Sound-Sweep)
175 • Hickory, Dickory, Kerouac • (1958) • short story by Richard Gehman
179 • Dreaming Is a Private Thing • (1955) • short story by Isaac Asimov
197 • The Public Hating • (1955) • short story by Steve Allen
205 • You Know Willie • (1957) • short story by Theodore R. Cogswell
211 • One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts • non-genre • (1955) • short story by Shirley Jackson

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