Venture Science Fiction Magazine (complete in 16 issues)

New York: Fantasy House, 1957-1958 and 1969-1970.

Price: $250.00

Hardcover. Magazines. Digests (12mos). Perfectbound in illustrated wrapper. Overall near fine with some rubbing and light wear at the edges including nicks, tears and crease; a few issues have tape reinforced spine ends. The complete 16-issue run of this short-run American science-fiction anthology, first published for 10 issues starting in 1957 and 1958, before being revived for six more issue in 1969 and 1970. The run includes contributions from Poul Anderson, Issac Assimov, Robert Silverberg, Leigh Brackett, Edmond Hamilton, Arthur C. Clarke, Clifford Simak, Keith Lumer, and Dean Koontz, as well as the first appearances of Theodore Sturgeon's Law ("90% of everything is crap"), Vonda N. McIntyre first published story ("Breaking Point"), and an early James Typtree, Jr. story ("The Snows are Melted, the Snows are Gone"). A nice collection.

Item #437222

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Item #437222 Venture Science Fiction Magazine (complete in 16 issues). Theodore STURGEON, Keith Lumer, Clifford Simak, Arthur C. Clarke, Edmond Hamilton, Leigh Brackett, Robert Silverberg, Issac Assimov, Poul Anderson, Vonda McIntyre, Jr., James Typtree, Dean Koontz.