Publication: The Many Worlds of Science Fiction

Publication: The Many Worlds of Science FictionPublication Record # 224097
Editor: Ben Bova
Date: 1972-02-00
Catalog ID: 2252-5
Publisher: Dutton / SFBC
Price:
$1.49^?$: US dollar
Pages: 217
Format:
hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
Type: ANTHOLOGY
Cover: The Many Worlds of Science Fiction (1971) • by Lawrence Ratzkin
Notes:
- "Book Club Edition" printed at the bottom of the front flap of the dustjacket indicates a printing by Doubleday for its various book clubs.
- A selection of the Science Fiction Book Club for February 1972.
- No printed price or stated date of publication. Date given here taken from a listing on rec.arts.sf.written. Price is taken from a later SFBC announcement flyer.
- "2252-5" printed at the bottom of the back flap of the dustjacket.
- First printing has gutter code "C4" [verified] on page 216, indicates a printing in January 1972.
- A later printing has gutter code "27N" on page 213, indicating a printing in July 1972. It also gives the ID number as "2252" on the back flap.
- "Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin" on front flap, no visible signature
- Both the first and second printing have grey boards with black lettering.
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 2163958

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Anthology Title: The Many Worlds of Science Fiction • (1971) • anthology by Ben Bova

Contents (view Concise Listing)

2 • Introduction (The Many Worlds of Science Fiction) • (1971) • essay by Ben Bova
6 • The Blue Mouse • (1971) • short story by Gene Wolfe
22 • Hot Potato • (1971) • short story by Burt K. Filer
36 • All Cats Are Gray • (1953) • short story by Andre Norton
46 • The Law-Twister Shorty • [Dilbia] • (1971) • novelette by Gordon R. Dickson
98 • Three Blind Mice • (1971) • novelette by Keith Laumer
128 • Daughter • [Nora Fenn] • (1971) • short story by Anne McCaffrey
154 • Something Wild Is Loose • (1971) • novelette by Robert Silverberg
196 • Silent in Gehenna • (1971) • short story by Harlan Ellison

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