Publication: Science Fiction Omnibus

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Publication: Science Fiction OmnibusPublication Record # 29131
Editor: Groff Conklin
Date: 1956-08-00
Catalog ID: G-31
Publisher: Berkley Books
Price:
$0.35^?$: US dollar
Pages: 187
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: Science Fiction Omnibus (1956) • by Richard Powers
Notes:
- Berkley Edition, August, 1956
- Cover uncredited, but clearly signed.
- Clute/Nicholls lists by © year
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 3491268
- Reginald-1: 03284A

Cover art supplied by Bookscans

Anthology Title: Science Fiction Omnibus • anthology by Groff Conklin (variant of Omnibus of Science Fiction 1952)

Contents (view Concise Listing)

5 • A Subway Named Mobius • (1950) • short story by A. J. Deutsch
22 • The Color Out of Space • [Cthulhu Mythos] • (1945) • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft (variant of The Colour Out of Space 1927)
52 • The Star Dummy • (1952) • short story by Anthony Boucher
67 • Homo Sol • [Homo Sol • 1] • (1940) • short story by Isaac Asimov
88 • Kaleidoscope • (1949) • short story by Ray Bradbury
98 • Plague • (1944) • novelette by Murray Leinster
137 • Test Piece • (1951) • short story by Eric Frank Russell
155 • Spectator Sport • (1950) • short story by John D. MacDonald
161 • The Weapon • (1951) • short story by Fredric Brown
165 • History Lesson • (1949) • short story by Arthur C. Clarke
174 • Instinct • (1952) • short story by Lester del Rey

Primary Verifications

Verifier	Date	Type	Last User Activity Date
Scott Latham	2007-05-19 20:37:42	Permanent	2015-06-21
Willem H.	2011-06-14 15:27:34	Permanent	2022-09-04
Don Erikson	2013-01-26 15:49:08	Permanent	2020-03-29
Rudam	2017-03-24 09:59:18	Permanent	2022-09-04

Secondary Verifications

Source	Status	Verifier	Date
Bleiler Early Years	N/A	Rtrace	2021-06-12 16:55:29
Bleiler Supernatural	N/A	Rtrace	2021-06-12 16:55:29
Bleiler1 (Gernsback)	N/A	Bluesman	2011-10-31 14:28:55
Bleiler78	N/A	Bluesman	2011-10-31 14:28:55
Clute/Grant	N/A	Bluesman	2011-10-31 14:28:55
Clute/Nicholls	Verified	Bluesman	2011-10-31 14:28:55
Contento1 (anth/coll)	Verified	Bluesman	2009-03-21 15:19:26
Currey	N/A	Bluesman	2009-03-21 15:19:26
Locus1	N/A	Bluesman	2009-03-21 15:19:26
Miller/Contento	N/A	Bluesman	2009-03-21 15:19:26
OCLC/Worldcat	Verified	Bluesman	2011-10-31 14:28:55
Reginald1	Verified	Bluesman	2011-10-31 14:28:55
Reginald3	N/A	Bluesman	2011-10-31 14:28:55
Tuck	Verified	Bluesman	2011-10-31 14:28:55

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