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MAGAZINE OF F&SF 1957,February
1/4" spine tilt (slightly dished.) Light to moderate wear as some faint wrinkles next to spine on front cover (direction is away from spine, perceptible mainly by touch - they get lost in the artwork.) Age-tanning is less than usual for this vintage.
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction: February 1957 (Volume 12, Number 2)
Cover by Ed Emshwiller (for "The Last Canticle.")
Stories: "The Last Canticle" by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (short novel; incorporated into A Canticle for Leibowitz as the last part)
"Expedition" by Fredric Brown
"The Dark Boy" by August Derleth
"How Science Fiction Got Its Name" (article) by Sam Moskowitz
"Venture to the Moon" (V: "Watch This Space" + VI: "A Question of Residence") by Arthur C. Clarke [reprinted from a London newspaper series with different titles - in 1956]
"The Inferlab Project" by G. C. Edmondson
"Old Devlins Was A-Waiting" by Manly Wade Wellman (a "John the Balladeer" tale)
"Journey's End" by Poul Anderson
"The Antique Heroes" (verse) by C. Day Lewis.
Joseph W. Ferman is Publisher, Anthony Boucher is Editor. Book Reviews by Anthony Boucher; "Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot" by Grendel Briarton (Reginald Bretnor - SF pun "story.")
