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Del Rey, Lester
BATTLE ON MERCURY {signed}
book-date: 1953
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Winston
1953
1st
Hardcover
Kenneth Fagg

Book= VG to VG+
Dustjacket= VG to VG+

Under the DJ, front & back covers have cosmetic damage: see the last 2 scans. Not certain about the source, but it is stable and hasn't changed since I bought this 35 years ago. No stamps, marks or writing - this is NOT ex-library.

Ramon Felipe San Juan Mario Silvio Enrico Alvarez-del Rey (his full name) - became well-known in SF in the Forties, when about half of his short fiction was written. In the Fifties/Sixties he became best known for his juveniles, and also as an editor and reviewer (and continued with several dozen more stories.) Pseudonyms used included "Erik van Lihn," "Philip St. John," and "Kenneth Wright" - he wrote 1 or 2 novels under each name, and edited 4 short-lived SF magazines 1952-53 (just before the big "bust" in SF magazines.) In the span of 1965 to 1967, there are seven novels that Clute & Nicholls' Encyclopedia of Science Fiction identifies as being written by Paul W. Fairman from extensive outlines by Del Rey. (I consider them collaborations.) Lester Del Rey married Judy-Lynn Benjamin in 1971. She became a very strong editor for Ballantine - they named their "Del Rey Books" line for her. Lester joined the company in 1977, and edited their SF/Fantasy books in the Eighties.






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