Astounding Science Fiction Stories March 1951, Volume XLVII ( 47 ), Number 1 (includes: Space Fear; Philosophical Corps; Casting Office; ---Of the People; Experimentum Crucis; high Threshold; Protected Species; Man from Outside ) by Schmitz, James H; E B Cole; Henderson Starke; Morton Klass; Andrew MacDuff; Alan E Nourse; H B Fyfe; Jack Williamson

NY: Street & Smith, 1951. Vol. XLVII, No. 1. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Orban illustrating "Space Fear" (novelette) by James H. Schmitz. Includes "Philosophical Corps" (novelette) by E. B. Cole; "Casting Office" (novelette) by Henderson Starke [Kris Neville]; ". . .Of the People" by Morton Klass; "Experimentum Crucis" by Andrew MacDuff [H. B. Fyfe]; "High Threshold" (1st Story) by Alan E. Nourse; "Protected Species" by H. B. Fyfe; "The Man From Outside" by Jack Williamson. Article: "Notes on Nuclear Radiation" by Edwin N. Kaufman. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: 'Elementary, My Dear Watson"; "In Times to Come"; "Books Reviews"; "Brass Tacks". Illustrations by Cartier, Orban and Walker. Tanning; small corner and edge losses; spine losses; minor creasing and stress; strip across top edge of rear cover lost.. SingleIssueMagazine.… Read More

NY: Street & Smith, 1951. Vol. XLVII, No. 1. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Orban illustrating "Space Fear" (novelette) by James H. Schmitz. Includes "Philosophical Corps" (novelette) by E. B. Cole; "Casting Office" (novelette) by Henderson Starke [Kris Neville]; ". . .Of the People" by Morton Klass; "Experimentum Crucis" by Andrew MacDuff [H. B. Fyfe]; "High Threshold" (1st Story) by Alan E. Nourse; "Protected Species" by H. B. Fyfe; "The Man From Outside" by Jack Williamson. Article: "Notes on Nuclear Radiation" by Edwin N. Kaufman. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: 'Elementary, My Dear Watson"; "In Times to Come"; "Books Reviews"; "Brass Tacks". Illustrations by Cartier, Orban and Walker. Tanning; rear hinge nibbled, rear cover still attached; short tear at heel; tanning; minor soiling; not quite square.. SingleIssueMagazine. Good+… Read More

New York: Street & Smith Publications, Inc. 1st Edition, 1951 ----------pulp magazine, digest size. COLLECTORS PLEASE NOTE: Astounding changed cover price from 25¢ to 35¢ effective the AUGUST 1951 issue. However, this MARCH 1951 issue bears a cover price of 35¢. The seller feels there are 2 possible reasons for this variant: (1) this is a test issue released in some areas to gauge the acceptability of the coming price increase, or (2) this is the rumoured Canadian edition (this issue was purchased, used, in Canada). Other than the cover price, the only difference between the 25¢ and 35¢ issues is on the copyright page, where the statement "25¢ per Copy" at the bottom of the 25¢ page has been blackened out on the 35¢ page. Notable stories in this issue are Space Fear by Schmitz (part of his Agent of Vega series), and Cole's FIRST story Philosophical Corps. Pen "R" in circle on front cover, small splits to spine extremities, faint… Read More