Publication: Selections From Possible Worlds of Science Fiction

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Publication: Selections From Possible Worlds of Science FictionPublication Record # 339374
Editor: Groff Conklin
Date: 1968-11-00
Catalog ID: X1633
Publisher: Berkley Medallion
Price:
$0.60^?$: US dollar
Pages: 188
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
Notes:
- "This edition of Possible Worlds of Science Fiction contains 10 of the 22 stories that appeared in the hardbound edition."
- Printing History:
  - BERKLEY EDITION, JULY, 1955
  - 2nd Printing, April, 1956
  - BERKLEY MEDALLION EDITION, NOVEMBER, 1960 (3rd Printing)
  - 4th Printing, January, 1962
  - 5th Printing. November, 1968
  • Cover art is uncredited and unsigned.
- Book is divided into two sections: PART ONE: The Solar System includes the first five stories; PART TWO: The Galaxy includes the last five stories
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 317444592

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Anthology Title: Possible Worlds of Science Fiction • (1951) • anthology by Groff Conklin

Fiction and Essays (view Full Listing)

5 • Enchanted Village • (1950) • short story by A. E. van Vogt
21 • Lilies of Life • (1945) • novelette by Malcolm Jameson
44 • Asleep in Armageddon • (1948) • short story by Ray Bradbury (variant of Perchance to Dream)
59 • Not Final! • [Jovians • 1] • (1941) • short story by Isaac Asimov
78 • The Pillows • (1950) • short story by Margaret St. Clair
91 • Propagandist • (1947) • short story by Murray Leinster
112 • In Value Deceived • (1950) • short story by H. B. Fyfe
124 • Space Rating • (1939) • short story by John Berryman
145 • Limiting Factor • (1949) • short story by Clifford D. Simak
161 • The Helping Hand • (1950) • novelette by Poul Anderson

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