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GALAXY 1951,October
Tight and almost square / flat spine or very slightly dished. Light overall wear, including short crease at bottom left at spine, 1" fold trace at upper right corner of front cover. Front cover has faint wear/spotting at bottom right, middle left, and upper right (may not show on scan / tends to get lost in the art, but noticeable in angled light.) Some of it is rubbing, some may be adhesion to another cover, or mold? a long time ago (the only thing I smell is old pulp paper.) Age tanning is average for its vintage (maybe a bit less.)
GALAXY Science Fiction: October 1951 (Volume 3, Number 1)
Illustrations by David Stone, Ed Emshwiller, L. Woromay, Thorne, Norris, Don Sibley. Cover by Richard Arbib (for "The C-Chute.")
Novelets: "The C-Chute" by Isaac Asimov
"Ambition" by William L. Bade.
Stories: "Pleasant Dreams" by Ralph Robin
"Spacemen Die at Home" by Edward W. Ludwig
"The Celestial Hammerlock" by Donald Colvin.
Serial: "The Puppet Masters" (Part 2 of 3) by Robert A. Heinlein.
H. L. Gold.'s editorial is "Use Before Shaking." Book reviews by Groff Conklin (for the 1st five years.) When I first encounted the Heinlein serial in 1969 in book form, it converted me from a casual reader of SF to a lifelong fanatic/fan.
