Astounding SF (UK) 1954 - Set 1 (4 issues)

A collection of 4 consecutive issues of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, including issues from January, February, March & April 1954 in fine to very fine condition, with some taped spines - an expected level of wear and tear for these beautiful vintage magazines. The March issue features a fantastic cover by Frank Kelly Freas, made famous by the band Queen who used the image for the cover of their album 'News Of The World' (1977).

Featuring 'Sam Hall' by Poul Anderson, 'Share Our World' by Chan Davis, 'What Thin Partitions' by Mark Clifton & Alex Apostolides, 'Humpty Dumpty' by Lewis Padgett, 'Little Joe' by Algis Budrys, 'The Garden in the Forest' by Robert F. Young, 'The Gulf Between' by Tom Godwin, 'Belief' by Isaac Asimov, 'Me and Flapjack and the Martians' by Mack Reynolds & Fredric Brown, 'Trade Secret' by Raymond F. Jones, 'Earthman, Come Home' by James Blish, 'Potential' by Robert Sheckley and many more.

Astounding Science Fiction is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled Astounding Stories of Super-Science, the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William Clayton, and edited by Harry Bates. Clayton went bankrupt in 1933 and the magazine was sold to Street & Smith. The new editor was F. Orlin Tremaine, who soon made Astounding the leading magazine in the nascent pulp science fiction field.

A British edition published by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Company ran from August 1939 until August 1963, initially in pulp format, switching to digest from November 1953. The material in the British editions was selected from the U.S. issues, most stories coming from a single U.S. number, and other stories picked from earlier or later issues to fill the magazine. The covers were usually repainted from the American originals.

Condition: Fine/Very Fine.

Publisher: Street & Smith, 1954
Number of pages: 128
Format: Soft Cover
Size: 7" x 9" (170mm x 235mm)
Condition: F - Fine
Code: AST19541