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IF 1953,September
Tight, 1/4" spine-tilt at top (1/8" at bottom); spine is dished with maybe a line down length. Light to moderate overall wear, but there are 2 prominent flaws: front cover has a crease down the middle, and back cover has a 2-1/2" scratch at lower right (see scans.) No stamps, marks or writing. Age tanning is average or less for its age - if you look at the edge of the side page block and bend the magazine slightly, you can see 6 "stripes" alternating better and lesser grades of paper. The lesser quality paper shows average age tanning for this vintage, and the higher quality paper is lighter / less age tanning.
IF - Worlds of Science Fiction: September 1953 (Volume 2, Number 4)
Illustrations by Ed Emshwiller, Joseph R. Eberle, Paul Orban, Tom Beecham. Wraparound cover by Ken Fagg for "A Case of Conscience"
Short Novel: "A Case of Conscience" by James Blish
Novelette: "Thy Rocks and Rills" by Robert Ernset Gilbert
Stories: "The Trouble with Bubbles" by Philip K. Dick
"Planet of Dreams" by James McKimmey, Jr.
"The Romantic Analogue" by W. W. Skupeldyckle
"In the Forest" by Leslie Perri
Features: "Personalities in Science" (Guglielmo Marconi),"Science Briefs," a letter column.
Edited and published by James L. Quinn (who edited from November 1952 to August 1958.) Associate editor is Larry T. Shaw; staff artist 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) - until a brief gap after February 1959, when the magazine was sold to Digest Productions to become a companion magazine for Galaxy.
