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  • Publication: American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956-1958Publication Record # 393316
  • Author: Gary K. Wolfe
  • Date: 2012-09-27
  • ISBN: 978-1-59853-159-6 [1-59853-159-X]
  • Publisher: The Library of America
  • Pub. Series: The Library of America
  • Pub. Series #: 228
  • Price:
    $35.00?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 835
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: OMNIBUS
  • Cover: American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956-1958 by Ralph Brillhart (variant of A Plague of Pythons 1965)
  • Notes:
    • "First Printing" (over) "The Library of Americať—228" stated on the copyright page.
    • LCCN 2011937569 stated on the copyright page.
    • Date of publication from Amazon.
    • A satin ribbon bookmark is bound into the book.
    • "Gary K. Wolfe, editor" stated on the title page and dustjacket.
    • "Jacket illustration: Richard M. Powers" (over) "Jacket design: Archie Ferguson" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
    • The jacket illustration credit is incorrect, though Jane Frank credits Richard Powers for the first use of the artwork [Pohl's A Plague of Pythons] the original painting has Ralph Brillhart's signature on it
    • The "Notes" section for A Case of Conscience includes Blish's foreword published in the 1959 Faber & Faber edition.
    • The "Notes" section for The Big Time includes Leiber's introduction published in the 1982 Collier Books edition.
    • Although uncredited, the three appendices are probably the work of the editor, Gary K. Wolfe.
    • There is a link on the contents page to The Library of America online companion to this publication: loa.org/sciencefiction
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Omnibus Title: American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956-1958 • [American Science Fiction: Nine Classic Novels of the 1950s • 2] • omnibus by Gary K. Wolfe

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