Publication: Beachheads in Space

Publication: Beachheads in SpacePublication Record # 3782
Editor: August Derleth
Date: 1964-00-00
Catalog ID: 1073
Publisher: Four Square Books
Price:
3/6^?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: 219
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: Beachheads in Space by R. S. Lonati
Notes:
- "First Four Square Edition 1964" on copyright page.
- Reprints 7 of the 14 stories of the Pellegrini & Cudahy first edition.
- Cover artist is not credited. Signature "Lo" on cover.
- Cover art also shown at http://www.rs-lonati.de/cover/Science_Fiction.html
- LCCN on copyright page.
External IDs:
- LCCN: 52-9049
- OCLC/WorldCat: 220434225

Cover art supplied by ISFDB on this Web page

Anthology Title: Beachheads in Space • (1952) • anthology by August Derleth

Contents (view Concise Listing)

7 • The Star • (1952) • short story by David H. Keller, M.D. [as by David H. Keller]
33 • Beachhead • (1951) • short story by Clifford D. Simak
59 • "The Years Draw Nigh" • (1951) • short story by Lester del Rey
78 • Metamorphosite • (1946) • novella by Eric Frank Russell
153 • The Ordeal of Professor Klein • (1952) • short story by L. Sprague de Camp
168 • Repetition • [Rull] • (1940) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt (variant of The Gryb)
201 • To People a New World • (1950) • short story by Nelson S. Bond

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