Publication: Galactic Empires, Volume I

Publication: Galactic Empires, Volume IPublication Record # 224285
Editor: Brian W. Aldiss
Date: 1978-04-00
Catalog ID: 2456
Publisher: St. Martin's Press / SFBC
Price:
$4.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
Pages: xii+305
Format:
hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
Type: ANTHOLOGY
Cover: Galactic Empires, Volume I by Karel Thole (variant of Galactic Empires Volume One 1976)
Notes:
- "Book Club Edition" printed at the bottom of the front flap of the dustjacket indicates a printing by Doubleday for its various books clubs.
- Main Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club for April 1978. Available only as a set with Volume II, and priced thus.
- "2456" printed at the bottom of the back flap of the dustjacket.
- No printed price or stated date of publication. Both given here are taken from the SFBC announcement flyer.
- Titled Galactic Empires, Volume One on the cover and book spine, but Galactic Empires, Volume I on the title page.
- First printing has gutter code "I10" [verified] on page 304, indicates a printing in March 1978
- Known reprint codes: "I25" [verified] (June 1978);"I 39"[verified] (October 1978); "J18" (May 1979); "J49" (December 1979); "L42" (October 1981)[verified]
- "Jacket illustration by Karel Thole, the world's foremost cover artist of science fiction" on rear flap [seems a little over the top ...]
- First printing bound in black leatherette with silver lettering
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 21435168

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Anthology Title: Galactic Empires, Volume I • [Galactic Empires • 1] • anthology by Brian W. Aldiss (variant of Galactic Empires Volume One 1976)

Contents (view Concise Listing)

viii • Introduction (Galactic Empires Volume One) • (1976) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
1 • A Sense of Perspective • (1976) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
5 • Been a Long, Long Time • (1970) • short story by R. A. Lafferty
12 • The Possessed • (1953) • short story by Arthur C. Clarke
18 • Protected Species • (1951) • short story by H. B. Fyfe
30 • All the Way Back • (1952) • short story by Michael Shaara
49 • 'Wider Still and Wider...' • (1976) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
54 • The Star Plunderer • [Technic History] • (1952) • novelette by Poul Anderson
81 • Foundation • [Foundation (Original Stories) • 1] • (1942) • novelette by Isaac Asimov
114 • We're Civilized! • (1953) • short story by Alex Apostolides and Mark Clifton (variant of Civilized)
127 • Horses in the Starship Hold • (1976) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
132 • The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal • [The Instrumentality of Mankind] • (1964) • short story by Cordwainer Smith
149 • The Rebel of Valkyr • (1950) • novella by Alfred Coppel
194 • Brightness Falls from the Air • (1951) • short story by Margaret St. Clair [as by Idris Seabright]
201 • Immigrant • (1954) • novella by Clifford D. Simak
251 • The Health Service in the Skies • (1976) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
261 • Resident Physician • [Sector General] • (1961) • novelette by James White
287 • Age of Retirement • (1954) • short story by Hal Lynch
293 • Planting Time • (1975) • short story by Pete Adams and Charles Nightingale

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OCLC/Worldcat	Verified	Bluesman	2013-04-12 17:25:41

Publication: Galactic Empires, Volume I

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