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GALAXY 1953,January
Tight and almost square / flat spine. Light overall wear - mainly as some wear to top of back cover (see scan #2.) Age tanning is slightly less than average for its vintage.
GALAXY Science Fiction: January 1953 (Volume 5, Number 4)
Illustrations by Ed Emshwiller, Dick Francis, Ashman, John Fay, Don Sibley. Cover by Emsh (for "The Defenders.")
Novelets: "The Defenders" by Philip K. Dick
"The Inhabited" by Richard Wilson.
Stories: "Teething Ring" by James Causey
"Life Sentence" by James McConnell
"Prott" by Margaret St. Clair.
Serial: "Ring Around the Sun" (Part 2 of 3) by Clifford D. Simak.
Science: "For Your Information: The Ice Age (II), etc." by Willy Ley
H. L. Gold's editorial is "Common Sense." Book reviews by Groff Conklin (for the 1st five years.) In 1953, Galaxy would split the first "Hugo" award for best magazine (shared with Astounding.)
