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IF 1953,March
Tight, 1/8" spine-tilt, spine is dished with faint line(s) down length, edgewear, and more wear in middle. Noticeable to heavy overall wear including a dozen 1/2" finger-creases at middle/left of front cover, fold-trace at bottom right, and heavier wear next to spine. Cover has slipped 1/8" to left, exposing a bit of the page-block at right (see scans.) Age tanning is average (or a little less) for its vintage. No stamps, marks or writing.
IF - Worlds of Science Fiction: March 1953 (Volume 2, Number 1)
Illustrations by Ed Emshwiller, Bob Martin, Kelly Freas, Zimmerman, Tom Beecham, Virgil Finlay (a really nice one for the Abernathy story), Ed Valigursky. Cover by Ken Fagg: "Landing on Deimus."
Short Novel: "Deadly City" by Ivar Jorgenson [a "house" pseudonym - Paul W. Fairman, in this case.]
Novelette: "Thy Name Is Woman" by Kenneth O'Hara.
Stories: "Margin of Error" by Richard Deeming
"The Victor" by Bryce Walton
"The Sword" by Frank Quattrocchi
"The Rotifers" by Robert Abernathy
"The Black Tide" by Arthur G. Stangland
"The Salesman" by Waldo T. Boyd.
Features: "Personalities in Science: Galileo", "Science Briefs," a letter column.
Edited and published by James L. Quinn (who edited from November 1952 to August 1958.) Art director is Ed Valigursky. Bimonthly (on the odd months) for the first 2 years, IF went monthly for a year or so as of March 1954, then back to bimonthly in June 1955 (on the even months.)
