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IF 1952,May
Tight, 1/8" spine-tilt, spine is slightly dished with a line down length, and a little wear at top. Light overall wear - mainly as a line of wear (ink flecks worn off revealing the white of paper) along right side of front cover about 1" in from edge (see scan); back cover has what I think is similar wear near left edge (but much less noticeable since this is white on white), and light rubbing/wear. Age tanning is a little less than average for its vintage. No stamps, marks or writing.
IF - Worlds of Science Fiction: May 1952 (Volume 1, Number 2)
Illustrations by R. Martin, ???, Nevile Blake, ???, ???, ??? (no credits given.) Cover by Ralph Joiner.
Novel: "Jungle in the Sky" by Milton Lesser
Novelette: "Infinity's Child" by Charles V. De Vet
Stories: "Welcome Martians" by S. A. Lombino
"It Takes a Thief" by Walter Miller, Jr.
"The Beast" by John W. Jakes
"Resurrection Seven" by Arthur G. Hill
"Dreamer's World" by Bryce Walton
"The Revealing Pattern" by Alvin Heiner
Features: "Personalities in Science Fiction (Raymond A. Palmer)," Guest Editorial by James V. Taurasi, Science Briefs, a letter column.
Edited by Paul W. Fairman, published by James L. Quinn (who also edited from November 1952 to August 1958.) Bimonthly for the first 2 years (on the odd months), IF went monthly for a year or so as of March 1954, then back to bimonthly in June 1955 (on the even months) - until a brief gap after February 1959, when the magazine was sold to Digest Productions to become a companion magazine for Galaxy.
