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Cover of Galactic Empires Volume One

Galactic Empires Volume One

Brian Aldiss

First published 1979
Publisher Avon
Format Paperback
Type Anthology
Cover art Alex Ebel
Pages xvi+331
Price $2.25
ISBN 0380423413

  • First Avon printing February 1979.
  • No printing number line in book.
  • Copyright © 1976 by Brian W. Aldiss.
  • "Brian Aldiss" on title page, front cover and spine.
  • Introduction signed "Brian Aldiss."
  • Printed in the U.S.A.
  • "Cover illustration by Alex Ebel" on copyright page. Signature "Alex/Ebel" on bottom center back cover. Art is wraparound.
  • "A Science Fiction Book Club Selection" on bottom right front cover.
  • Individual stories' copyright data on page following copyright page.
  • We're Civilized! on ToC and story title page, but story copyright page lists it as We're Civilized.
  • The book is divided into "Section 1: Rise and Shine" (the first seven stories), which is in turn divided into "i: A Sense of Perspective" and "ii: 'Wider Still and Wider...'" then "Section 2: Maturity or Bust" (the last seven stories), which is in turn divided into "i: Horses in the Starship Hold" and "ii: The Health Service in the Skies." The subsections have untitled, unsigned introductions which are listed in this index by the subsection titles.