Publication: The Best of Astounding

Publication: The Best of AstoundingPublication Record # 254400
Editor: Tony Lewis
Date: 1979-01-00
ISBN: 0-441-05472-2 [978-0-441-05472-5]
Publisher: Ace Books
Pub. Series: An Analog Book
Price:
$1.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
Pages: 244
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 Best of Astounding (1978) • by Alex Schomburg
Notes:
- "First printing: March 1978" (over) "First Ace printing: January 1979" stated on the copyright page.
- Cover, spine and title page credit Tony Lewis as the editor. The introduction is credited to Anthony R. Lewis.
- "Cover Art by Alex Schomburg" stated on the copyright page.
- Fredric Brown's name is misspelled "Frederic" in the table of contents.
- The illustration credit for "Ex Machina" is incorrectly spelled as "Cartler".

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Anthology Title: The Best of Astounding • (1978) • anthology by Anthony R. Lewis [as by Tony Lewis]

Contents (view Concise Listing)

7 • Introduction (The Best of Astounding) • (1978) • essay by Anthony R. Lewis
13 • Letter to a Phoenix • (1949) • short story by Fredric Brown
15 • Letter to a Phoenix • (1949) • interior artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban]
25 • Cold War • (1949) • short story by Kris Neville
28 • Cold War • (1949) • interior artwork by Brush
41 • Cold War [2] • (1949) • interior artwork by Brush
43 • Ex Machina • [Gallegher (Henry Kuttner)] • (1948) • novelette by Henry Kuttner [as by Lewis Padgett]
45 • Ex Machina • (1948) • interior artwork by Edd Cartier [as by Cartier]
59 • Ex Machina [2] • (1948) • interior artwork by Edd Cartier [as by Cartier]
71 • Ex Machina [3] • (1948) • interior artwork by Edd Cartier [as by Cartier]
80 • Ex Machina [4] • (1948) • interior artwork by Edd Cartier [as by Cartier]
91 • Invariant • (1945) • short story by John R. Pierce [as by John Pierce]
92 • Invariant • (1944) • interior artwork by Willams
97 • Invariant • (1944) • interior artwork by Williams
101 • Police Operation • [Paratime Police] • (1948) • novelette by H. Beam Piper
110 • Police Operation • (1948) • interior artwork by Edd Cartier [as by Cartier]
132 • Police Operation [2] • (1948) • interior artwork by Edd Cartier [as by Cartier]
140 • Police Operation [3] • (1948) • interior artwork by Edd Cartier [as by Cartier]
147 • Ogre • (1944) • novelette by Clifford D. Simak
149 • Ogre • (1944) • interior artwork by Frank Kramer [as by Kramer]
163 • Ogre [2] • (1944) • interior artwork by Frank Kramer [as by Kramer]
178 • Ogre [3] • (1944) • interior artwork by Frank Kramer [as by Kramer]
192 • Ogre [4] • (1944) • interior artwork by Frank Kramer [as by Kramer]
211 • Thunder and Roses • (1947) • novelette by Theodore Sturgeon
214 • Thunder and Roses • (1947) • interior artwork by Lester Elliot
219 • Thunder and Roses [2] • (1947) • interior artwork by Lester Elliot
239 • Thunder and Roses [3] • (1947) • interior artwork by Lester Elliot

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Verifier	Date	Type	Last User Activity Date
Mhhutchins	2008-01-21 20:33:47	Permanent	2023-11-18
Don Erikson	2013-05-07 13:24:20	Permanent	2020-03-29
Mavmaramis	2015-06-05 14:50:17	Permanent	2025-03-15

Publication: The Best of Astounding

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