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IF 1954,December
Tight with mild tilt (1/8"?); spine is slightly dished with light wear near top. Light overall wear - biggest flaws are a 2" vertical line at upper right of front cover; back cover has 3" diagonal mark at middle right (not a crease since that would connect to an edge.) 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: December 1954 (Volume 4, Number 4)
Illustrations by Leo R. Summers, Paul Orban, John Styga, Kelly Freas. Cover by Anton Kurka (for "First Stage: Moon.")
Novelettes: "The Jungle" by Charles Beaumont
"And Gone Tomorrow" by Andy Offut (his debut - winner of IF's $2000 College SF contest)
"The Gun Runners" by Ralph Williams
Stories: "First Stage: Moon" by Dick Hertschel
"Elliptic Orbit" by Poul Anderson
"Community Property" by Alfred Coppel
"A Cold Night for Dying" by Milton Lesser
"Les Machines" by Joe Love
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.)
