GRADING:
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VG+ to near-Fine
IF 1954,September
Tight and square with flat spine. Very little wear, but there is a 2" row of faint stress-marks in middle-right of front cover (2" up from bottom, 1" in from right edge - you have to angle the cover just right to see them.) No stamps, marks or writing. Age tanning is less than average or definitely 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 less than average age tanning for this vintage, and the higher quality paper is lighter, with much less age tanning.
IF - Worlds of Science Fiction: September 1954 (Volume 4, Number 1)
Illustrations by Kelly Freas , Ed Emshwiller, Virgil Finlay, Paul Orban. Cover by Max Reach (for "The Test Colony.")
Novelette: "The Test Colony" by Winson Marks
Stories: "Disqualified" by Charles L. Fontenay
"Confidence Game" by James McKimmey, Jr.
"The Battle" by Robert Sheckley
"World Without War" by E. G. von Wald
"Waste Not, Want" by Dave Dryfoos
"The Work-Out Planet" by R. E. Banks
"D P" by Arthur Dekker Savage
"A Gift for Terra" by Fox B. Holden
Edited and published by James L. Quinn (who edited from November 1952 to August 1958.) Asssitant editors are Thor Krogh, Eve Wulff; Art Editor is Ed Valigursky. IF is now monthly for a year or so (then back to bimonthly in June 1955 on the even months.)
