GRADING:
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Good+
IF 1952,September
Tight, 1/4" spine-tilt, spine is dished with faint line(s) down length, and a little wear at ends. Light overall wear - mostly as some edgewear to right side of front cover; back cover has 2" fold-trace at bottom left corner, and rubbing/wear. Age tanning is average for its vintage. No stamps, marks or writing. Despite the prominent tilt, this makes a reasonable impression since there isn't a lot of other wear.
IF - Worlds of Science Fiction: July 1952 (Volume 1, Number 3)
Illustrations by Hi Marx, "Stan", Bob Martin, ??? (no credits given.) Cover by Henry Jones.
Novel: "Let My People Go" by Walter Miller, Jr..
Novelettes: "And That's How It Was, Officer" by Ralph Sholto.
Stories: "The One and the Many" by Milton Lesser
"Hoiman and the Solar Circuit" by Gordon Dewey
"Robots of the World! Arise!" by Mari Wolf
"Vital Ingredient" by Charles V. De Vet
"The Terrible Answer" by Arthur G. Hill
"McIlvaine's Star" by August Derleth
"The Smiler" by Albert Hernhunter.
Features: "Personalities in Science Fiction: Charles Fort", Guest Editorial by Sam Merwin, Jr., 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.
