The world of science fiction, 1926-1976: The history of a subculture by Lester Del Rey ISBN 13: 9780345254528

Ballantine Books, 1979-01-01. Paperback. Good. 1.0000 8.2000 5.3000.

Random House Publishing Group, 1979. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House Publishing Group, 1979. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Ballantine Books, January 1979. Trade Paperback. VG-. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

New York: Del Rey / Ballantine. Slight knicking to the cover, remainder mark on the foot of the pages. U6 . Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition.. 1st Printing. 1979.

Ballantine 1979 1st ed thus 416pp Very good with toning to page margins, light wear and readers crease to spine. clph

New York: Ballantine/Del Rey, 1979. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st softcover edition. Very slight edge wear, essentially as issued..

Ballantine Books, 1979-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap.

New York, NY: DEL REY. Very Good. 1979. First Trade Paperback. Soft Cover. 5 3/8" x 8 1/4" 034525452X PAPERBACK The full story of science fiction: What is it? Where did it come from? and Where does it go from here? According to the author it began in 1926 when Hugo Gernsback, an eccentric writer-inventor, decided the time was ripe for a magazine filled with what he called "scientifiction." Wear at edges, reading creases, rubbed, some soiling. .

Del Rey - Ballantine Books, New York, 1979, Near Fine Trade Paperback, 416 pages, 5.25" x 8.25".

New York: Ballantine, 1979. Softcover. Good. First Ballantine edition. Minor ink underlining and marginalia, pages browned, good or better in wrappers.

Ballantine, 1979. 1st printing. This is a wonderful book. You have to read THE WORLD OF SCIENCE FICTION almost like a Lester Del Rey's memoir.. Paperback. near fine b-format paperback, remainder punch.

New York: Del Rey - Ballantine Books, 1979. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. (xiii) 416 pp. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with flat uncreased spine; slight ripple in the text block; no interior markings. This collection contains: What Science Fiction Is; The Beginnings of Science Fiction; The Rise of the Pulps; The Third Source; The Magazines of Hugo Gernsback; The Dawn of Astounding; The Crucial Years; The Active Fan; The Shaping of the Future; Campbell's Astounding; The War and the Bomb; A Proliferation of Magazines; Science Fiction in Books; The Growth of Fandom; Reshaping the Future; The Quest for Magic; The Big Boom; And the Collapse; The Magazine Business; Wider Horizons; FIAWOL or FIJAGH; Watershed; The Survivors; The Torch Passes; Rebellion: The New Wave and Art; Enter: Academe; The Big Con Game; The Fifth Age; Fantasy; Buck Rogers and Mr Spock; Glossary; Themes and Variations; Utopias and Dystopias; But What Good Is It; Mene Mene Tekel; and After… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Ballantine Books, 1979 Book. Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A little reading wear. Page edges are starting to tan. Otherwise a solid, unmarked book. Index. xiii, 416 pp..

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books / Del Rey , 1979. Ballantine # 25452.-----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover.416 pages, tight clean and square, faint shelf wear, flat uncreased spine, former owners name on inside front. Contents include: What Science Fiction Is: The Beginnings of Science Fiction, The Rise of the Pulps, The Third Source / The Age of Wonder - 1926 - 1937: Magazines of Hugo Gernsback, Dawn of Astounding, The Crucial Years, The Active Fan, The Shaping of the Future / The Golden Age - 1938 - 1949: Campbell's Astounding, War and the Bomb, Proliferation of Magazines, Science Fiction in Books, Growth of Fandom, Reshaping the Future / The Age of Acceptsance - 1950 - 1961: The Quest for Magic, The Big Boom, And the Collapse, The Magazine Business, Wider Horizons, FIAWOL ir FIJAGH?, Watershed / The Age of Rebellion - 1962 - 1973: Survivors, The Torch Passes, Rebellion: The New Wave and Art, Enter: Academe, The Big Con Game, The Fifth Age ( 1974 -… Read More

Ballantine Books, 1979-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!