Publication: An ABC of Science Fiction

Publication: An ABC of Science FictionPublication Record # 260750
Editor: Tom Boardman, Jr.
Date: 1966-11-00
Catalog ID: 1652
Publisher: Four Square Books
Price:
3/6^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
Pages: 205
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: An ABC of Science Fiction by Barry Evans
Webpages: archive.org
Notes: "Copyright © 1966 by S.F. Horizons Ltd" "First published in Great Britain by the New English Library Ltd in November 1966" on copyright page Artist not credited. Artwork is signed in lower left corner. Introduction admits "B.T.H. Xerxes is a pseudonymous creation unique to this anthology."
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 557429448
- Reginald-1: 01576

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Anthology Title: An ABC of Science Fiction • anthology by Tom Boardman, Jr.

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7 • Introduction (An ABC of Science Fiction) • essay by Tom Boardman, Jr.
9 • Let's Be Frank • (1957) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss
17 • Pattern • (1954) • short story by Fredric Brown
18 • The Awakening • (1942) • short story by Arthur C. Clarke
22 • I Do Not Hear You, Sir • (1958) • short story by Avram Davidson
32 • Day at the Beach • (1959) • short story by Carol Emshwiller
41 • The King of the Beasts • (1964) • short story by
Philip José Farmer^?Philip Jose Farmer
42 • Homey Atmosphere • (1961) • short story by Daniel F. Galouye
56 • Mute Milton • (1966) • short story by Harry Harrison
63 • The Conquest by the Moon • (1809) • short story by Washington Irving
70 • In the Bag • (1964) • short story by Laurence M. Janifer
71 • Maid to Measure • (1964) • short story by Damon Knight
74 • X Marks the Pedwalk • (1963) • short story by Fritz Leiber
79 • No Moon for Me • (1952) • short story by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
95 • Family Resemblance • (1953) • short story by Alan E. Nourse
105 • Final Exam • (1952) • short story by Chad Oliver
116 • The Bitterest Pill • (1959) • short story by Frederik Pohl
126 • He Had a Big Heart • (1955) • short story by Frank Quattrocchi
139 • Love Story • (1957) • short story by Eric Frank Russell
143 • The Fence • (1952) • short story by Clifford D. Simak
155 • Project Hush • (1954) • short story by William Tenn
161 • The Finer Breed • (1956) • short story by Helen M. Urban
165 • Harrison Bergeron • (1961) • short story by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
171 • Close Behind Him • (1953) • short story by John Wyndham
183 • Three Limericks • poem by B. T. H. Xerxes
184 • Thirty Days Had September • (1957) • short story by Robert F. Young
199 • The Great Slow Kings • (1963) • short story by Roger Zelazny

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Publication: An ABC of Science Fiction

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