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GALAXY 1959,December
Tight and almost square; spine is flat with some accumulated dirt. Very little overall wear. Age tanning is average for its vintage. Previous owner's name penned in ink at top of contents page; no other marks or stamps.
GALAXY Science Fiction: December 1959 (Volume 18, Number 2)
Illustrations by Leo Dillon, Gray Morrow, Virgil Finlay, Wallace Wood, Dick Francis. Cover by Ed Emshwiller: "Season's Greeting to Our Readers." I think the quality of the illustrations is particulararly high - Virgil Finlay's ones for the Smith & Bloch stories are up to his high standards.
Novelets: "Prospector's Special" by Robert Sheckley
"The Undetected" by George O. Smith
"Charity Case" by Jim Harmon
"Blacksword" by A. J. Offutt
Stories: "Flower Arrangement" by Rosel George Brown
"Sales Talk" by Don Blomberg
"War Game" by Philip K. Dick
"The Snowmen" by Frederik Pohl
"Sabbatical" by Robert Bloch
Science: "For Your Information: Dead or Alive?" by Willy Ley
H. L. Gold's editorial is "Of All Things." Book reviews by Floyd C. Gale.
