Publication: The Best of Lester del Rey

Publication: The Best of Lester del ReyPublication Record # 200261
Author: Lester del Rey
Date: 1978-09-00
ISBN: 0-345-27336-2 [978-0-345-27336-9]
Publisher: Del Rey / Ballantine
Pub. Series: Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction
Price:
$1.95^?$: US dollar
Pages: xviii+366
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: COLLECTION
Cover: The Best of Lester del Rey by H. R. Van Dongen
Notes:
- "First Ballantine Books Edition: September 1978"
- Printing not stated, no number line
- "Cover art by H.R. Van Dongen" on copyright page, approximately top 1/4 of his signature is visible on the cover
- Printed in the US
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 4303963
- Reginald-3: 21506

Cover art supplied by ISFDB on this Web page

Contents (view Concise Listing)

ix • The Magnificent • essay by Frederik Pohl
1 • Helen O'Loy • (1938) • short story by Lester del Rey
14 • The Day Is Done • (1939) • short story by Lester del Rey
31 • The Coppersmith • [Ellowan Coppersmith • 1] • (1939) • short story by Lester del Rey
48 • Hereafter, Inc. • (1941) • short story by Lester del Rey
64 • The Wings of Night • (1942) • short story by Lester del Rey
85 • Into Thy Hands • (1945) • short story by Lester del Rey
108 • And It Comes Out Here • (1951) • short story by Lester del Rey
122 • The Monster • (1951) • short story by Lester del Rey
137 • The Years Draw Nigh • (1951) • short story by Lester del Rey (variant of "The Years Draw Nigh")
152 • Instinct • (1952) • short story by Lester del Rey
168 • Superstition • (1954) • novelette by Lester del Rey
216 • For I Am a Jealous People! • (1954) • novella by Lester del Rey
266 • The Keepers of the House • (1956) • short story by Lester del Rey (variant of Keepers of the House)
281 • Little Jimmy • (1957) • short story by Lester del Rey
297 • The Seat of Judgment • (1957) • novelette by Lester del Rey (variant of Seat of Judgment)
321 • Vengeance Is Mine • (1964) • novelette by Lester del Rey (variant of To Avenge Man)
359 • Author's Afterword (The Best of Lester del Rey) • essay by Lester del Rey

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