A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volumes 1 and 2, Hardcover, Book Club Edition
Volume 2 is like new. Volume 1 was stored badly and pages are curved (book is being weighed down to correct curve). Dust jacket have minor wear but have mylar covers to prevent further wear. No other wear or defect. Non-smoking home.
Synopsis:
Classic anthology of 4 novels and 19 stories. Contents of Vol. 1: Before the Curtain . . . essay by Anthony Boucher; Re-Birth, novel by John Wyndham; The Shape of Things That Came, by Richard Deming; Pillar of Fire, by Ray Bradbury; Waldo, by Robert A. Heinlein; The Father-Thing, by Philip K. Dick; The Children's Hour, by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore; Gomez, by C. M. Kornbluth; The [Widget], the [Wadget], and Boff, by Theodore Sturgeon; Sandra, by George P. Elliott; Beyond Space and Time, by Joel Townsley Rogers; The Martian Crown Jewels, by Poul Anderson; The Weapon Shops of Isher, (fixup novel collecting the stories "The Seesaw" (1941), "The Weapon Shop" (1942) and "The Weapon Shops of Isher" (1949)) novel by A. E. van Vogt. Contents of Volume 2: Brain Wave, novel by Poul Anderson; Bullard Reflects, by Malcolm Jameson; The Lost Years (Excerpt), by Oscar Lewis; Dead Center, by Judith Merril; Lost Art, by George O. Smith; The Other Side of the Sky, by Arthur C. Clarke; The Man Who Sold the Moon, by Robert A. Heinlein; Magic City, by Nelson S. Bond; The Morning of the Day They Did It, by E. B. White; Piggy Bank, by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore [writing as Henry Kuttner]; Letters from Laura, by Mildred Clingerman; The Stars My Destination (UK title: Tiger! Tiger!), (10th place, 1987 Locus Poll Award, All-Time Best SF Novel; winner, 1988 Prometheus Award, Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Libertarian SF Novel) novel by Alfred Bester.