Publication: SF The Best of the Best Part One

Publication: SF The Best of the Best Part OnePublication Record # 29753
Editor: Judith Merril
Date: 1970-00-00
ISBN: 0-583-11725-2 [978-0-583-11725-8]
Publisher: Mayflower
Price:
5/-^?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: 203
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: SF The Best of the Best Part One by Josh Kirby
Notes: Cover art credit from this site. Other prices UK 25p, Australia 80c, New Zealand 75c, South Africa 60c.
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 317344355
- Reginald-1: 10042A

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Contents (view Concise Listing)

9 • Introduction (SF The Best of the Best, Part One) • (1968) • essay by Judith Merril
11 • The Hoofer • (1955) • short story by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
22 • Bulkhead • (1955) • novelette by Theodore Sturgeon
55 • Prima Belladonna • [Vermilion Sands] • (1956) • short story by J. G. Ballard
70 • Casey Agonistes • (1958) • short story by Richard McKenna
82 • A Death in the House • (1959) • novelette by Clifford D. Simak
102 • Space-Time for Springers • [Gummitch the Cat] • (1958) • short story by Fritz Leiber
115 • Pelt • (1958) • short story by Carol Emshwiller
126 • Stranger Station • (1956) • novelette by Damon Knight
152 • Satellite Passage • (1958) • short story by Theodore L. Thomas
163 • No, No, Not Rogov! • [The Instrumentality of Mankind] • (1959) • short story by Cordwainer Smith
182 • Compounded Interest • (1956) • short story by Mack Reynolds
196 • Junior • (1956) • short story by Robert Abernathy

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