ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION. 1948. (Twelve issues, complete year) Campbell, Jr., John W. (Editor).

New York: Street & Smith Publications, 1948.

Near fine. Item #50380

7.75" x 6". Digest size. 12 issues. Vol. 40, No's 5&6; Vol. 41, No's 1-6; Vol.42,No's 1-4. Pictorial wrappers. Cover art by Hubert Rogers, Alejandro, Chesley Bonestell, William Timmins, Alexander Canedo, and Paul Orban. Highlights include " Now you See It" and "No Connection" by Issac Asimov; "Cosmetics"and "Dance of A New World" by John D. MacDonald; the three part, "...And Searching Mind" by Jack Williamson; " The Obsolete Weapon" by L. Ron Hubbard; the four part "Players of A" and "The Monster" by A.E. Van Vogt; and "Genius" by Poul Anderson. All issues have bright nice covers with no chips or tears. Some have gentle (reading) creases down front, rear or both covers. Mild toning to rear cover of December issue. All are near fine, some fine.

The March, 1948 issue includes "The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline" by Isaac Asimov. A "spoof article (including charts, graphs, tables, and citations of fake articles in nonexistent journals) describing experiments on a compound, thiotimoline..."wikipedia.

Price: $175.00