Fantasy & Science Fiction: 1955 - Volume 8, #1 - #6 (6 issues)

Six issues of Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine (Volume 8, issues #1 - #6) ranging from very fine to excellent condition. There is an expected level of wear and tear but these lively magazines are in excellent condition given their vintage.

Featuring 'The Tournament' by William Sansom, 'Selection' by J. T. McIntosh, 'The Expert' by Mack Reynolds, 'Single Combat' by Robert Abernathy, 'The Singing Bell' by Isaac Asimov, 'Lament by a Maker' by L. Sprague de Camp, 'The Climbing Wave' by Marion Z. Bradley, 'Blood' by Fredric Brown, 'The Tidings' by Arthur Porges, 'Shiver in the Pines' by Manly Wade Wellman, 'Yo Ho Hoka' by Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson, 'The Short Ones' by Raymond E. Banks, 'The Thirteenth Floor' by Frank Gruber, 'The Golem' by Avram Davidson, 'The Book of Your Life' by James Blish, 'Parallel' by J. Francis McComas, 'The Canvas Bag' by Alan E. Nourse, 'Time Patrol' by Poul Anderson, 'You're Another' by Damon Knight, 'Artifact' by Chad Oliver, 'The Soul of Laploshka' by Saki, 'A Slice of Life' by P. G. Wodehouse and many more.

Featuring covers by Frank Kelly Freas, with a career spanning more than 50 years. He was known as the "Dean of Science Fiction Artists" and he was the second artist inducted by the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Chesley Knight Bonestell Jr, dubbed the "Father of Modern Space art" was a pioneering creator of astronomical art, his paintings inspired the American space program, and remain influential in science fiction art and illustration.

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (usually referred to as F&SF) is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine, first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. The first issue was titled The Magazine of Fantasy, but the decision was quickly made to include science fiction as well as fantasy, and the title was changed correspondingly with the second issue. F&SF was quite different in presentation from the existing science fiction magazines of the day, most of which were in pulp format: it had no interior illustrations, no letter column, and text in a single-column format. F&SF quickly became one of the leading magazines in the science fiction and fantasy fields, with a reputation for publishing literary material and including more diverse stories than its competitors.

Publisher: Fantasy House Inc., 1955 (Out of Print)
Number of pages: 130
Format: Soft Cover
Size: 6" x 8" (140mm x 195mm)
Code: FANTSF1955A