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IF 1956,February

Tight, 3/16" spine-tilt, spine is dished with a line down length, and some wear to ends. Noticeable overall wear including fold-trace(s) 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.) Tape repair at upper right corner of contents page. Age tanning is a little less than average for its vintage. No stamps, marks or writing.

IF - Worlds of Science Fiction: February 1956 (Volume 6, Number 2)
Illustrations by Mel Hunter, Paul Orban, Kelly Freas. Cover by Mel Hunter ("Atomic Submarine Lurking Under Reef in Southern California Waters.")

Short Novel: "Avoidance Situation" by James McConnell.

Novelette: "Catalysis" by Poul Anderson.

Stories: "To Pay the Piper" by James Blish
"The Drivers" by Edward W. Ludwig
"Shango" by John Jakes
"The Margenes" by Miriam Allen de Ford
"Jekyll and Hyde Planet" by Jack Lewis.

Edited and published by James L. Quinn (who edited from November 1952 to August 1958.) Asssitant editors are Eve Wulff, Robert W. Greene; Art Editor is Mel Hunter. IF was monthly for a year or so (1954+), then back to bimonthly on even months - after June 1955.


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