American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956-1958
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Overview:
- Title: American Science Fiction: Five Classic Novels 1956-1958
- Author: Gary K. Wolfe
- Year: 2012
- ISBN-10: 9781598531596
- Publisher: The Library of America
- Price: $35.00
- Pages: 835
- Binding: Hardcover
- Type: Omnibus
- Title Reference: Who?
- Notes:
- "First Printing" (over) "The Library of America—228" stated on the copyright page.
- LCCN 2011937569 stated on the copyright page.
- Date of publication from Amazon.
- A satin ribbon bookmark is bound into the book.
- "Gary K. Wolfe, editor" stated on the title page and dustjacket.
- "Jacket illustration: Richard M. Powers" (over) "Jacket design: Archie Ferguson" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
- The jacket illustration credit is incorrect, though Jane Frank credits Richard Powers for the first use of the artwork [Pohl's A Plague of Pythons] the original painting has Ralph Brillhart's signature on it
- The "Notes" section for A Case of Conscience includes Blish's foreword published in the 1959 Faber & Faber edition.
- The "Notes" section for The Big Time includes Leiber's introduction published in the 1982 Collier Books edition.
- Although uncredited, the three appendices are probably the work of the editor, Gary K. Wolfe.
- There is a link on the contents page to The Library of America online companion to this publication: loa.org/sciencefiction
