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Publication: The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 8, 1946

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  • Publication: The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 8, 1946Publication Record # 41004
  • Editors: Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg
  • Date: 1982-11-00
  • ISBN: 0-87997-780-9 [978-0-87997-780-1]
  • Catalog ID: UE1780
  • Publisher: DAW Books
  • Pub. Series: DAW Collectors
  • Pub. Series #: 507
  • Price:
    $3.50?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 368
  • 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: The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 8, 1946 by Oliviero Berni (variant of Der lautlose Krieg)
  • Notes:
    • A First Printing according to number line.
    • DAW Books No. 507; DAW catalog #UE1780.
    • Title on the title page reads "Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories / Volume 8, 1946". However, it's clear from the fonts/sizes that the leading "Isaac Asimov Presents" is not part of the title.
    • Title on the Cover reads "Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 8 (1946)".
    • Title on the spine reads "Asimov The Great SF Stories: 8".
    • Introduction not signed, but according to Isaac Asimov in an essay from Gold all of the Introductions from this series were written by Greenberg.
    • "The Million Year Picnic" is without a hyphen on both the ToC, and at the beginning of the story, however it appears with a hyphen (The Million-Year Picnic) at the top of every page of the story.
  • External IDs:
    • OCLC/WorldCat: 8927149
    • Reginald-3: 16947
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Anthology Title: The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 8, 1946 • [The Great SF Stories • 8] • anthology by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg

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