Publication: My Best Science Fiction Story

Publication: My Best Science Fiction StoryPublication Record # 418083
Editors: Oscar J. Friend, Leo Margulies
Date: 1955-11-00
Catalog ID: 1007
Publisher: Pocket Books
Price:
C$0.25^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
Pages: viii+263
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: My Best Science Fiction Story (1954) • by E. M. Godschalk
Notes:
- "Pocket Book edition published July, 1954"
- "2nd printing .... November, 1955"; no number line
- "This Pocket Book includes twelve stories from the original edition of My Best Science Fiction Story published by Merlin Press." on copyright page.
- Roman numerals used in ToC for prefatory material but not actually printed on pages.
- "Cover photograph by E. M. Godschalk" on back cover, but the art is not a photograph; no signature visible
- Each story has a short, titled introduction by the author on why they chose the story.
- Printed in Canada
External IDs:
- OCLC/WorldCat: 317511972

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Anthology Title: My Best Science Fiction Story • (1949) • anthology by Oscar J. Friend and Leo Margulies

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vii • Introduction to the Pocket Book Edition • (1954) • essay by Oscar J. Friend and Leo Margulies
1 • Why I Selected- Robot AL 76 Goes Astray • [Asimov's Essays: Own Work] • (1949) • essay by Isaac Asimov
3 • Robot AL 76 Goes Astray • (1942) • short story by Isaac Asimov (variant of Robot AL-76 Goes Astray)
18 • Why I Selected- The Teacher from Mars • (1949) • essay by Otto Binder [as by Eando Binder]
20 • The Teacher from Mars • (1941) • short story by Otto Binder [as by Eando Binder]
37 • Why I Selected- Almost Human • (1949) • essay by Robert Bloch
39 • Almost Human • (1943) • short story by Robert Bloch
60 • Why I Selected- Blindness • (1949) • essay by John W. Campbell, Jr.
62 • Blindness • (1935) • short story by John W. Campbell, Jr.
80 • Why I Selected- The Inn Outside the World • (1949) • essay by Edmond Hamilton
81 • The Inn Outside the World • (1945) • short story by Edmond Hamilton
98 • Why I Selected- Don't Look Now • (1949) • essay by Henry Kuttner
99 • Don't Look Now • (1948) • short story by Henry Kuttner
114 • Why I Selected- The Lost Race • (1949) • essay by Murray Leinster
116 • The Lost Race • (1949) • short story by Murray Leinster
139 • Why I Selected- Dr. Grimshaw's Sanitarium • (1949) • essay by Fletcher Pratt
140 • Dr. Grimshaw's Sanitarium • (1934) • short story by Fletcher Pratt
156 • Why I Selected- The Ultimate Catalyst • (1949) • essay by John Taine
157 • The Ultimate Catalyst • (1939) • novelette by John Taine
183 • Why I Selected- Project Spaceship • (1949) • essay by A. E. van Vogt
184 • Project Spaceship • (1949) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt
212 • Why I Selected- Space Station No. 1 • (1949) • essay by Manly Wade Wellman
214 • Space Station No. 1 • (1936) • short story by Manly Wade Wellman
232 • Why I Selected- Star Bright • (1949) • essay by Jack Williamson
234 • Star Bright • (1939) • novelette by Jack Williamson

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Publication: My Best Science Fiction Story

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