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Decade: The 1940s

Brian W. Aldiss & Harry Harrison

First published 1978
Publisher St. Martin's Press
Format Trade Paperback
Type Anthology
Cover art Ken Leeder
Pages 213
Price $3.95
ISBN 0312189869

  • "First published in the U. S. by St. Martin's Press 1978" stated on the copyright page.
  • The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data statement includes the year of publication (1978) and LCCN (77-15865), but not the ISBN (0-312-18986-9) which is printed on the back cover, along with the price.
  • "Jacket design by Ken Leeder" on back cover, reprints the October 1940 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.
  • The introduction is signed "B. W. A." and is assumed to be one of the editors, Brian W. Aldiss.
  • OCLC has a record for the hardcover's ISBN but not the trade paperback

Page Title Author(s) Type
1 Introduction (Decade: The 1940s) Brian W. Aldiss Essay
13 Co-Operate - or Else! A. E. van Vogt Novelette
42 Reason Isaac Asimov Short Story
61 Arena Fredric Brown Novelette
90 Fireproof Hal Clement Short Story
107 The Last Objective Paul A. Carter Novelette
137 Huddling Place Clifford D. Simak Short Story
157 Hobbyist Eric Frank Russell Novelette
192 The Xi Effect Philip Latham Short Story

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Decade: The 1940s Cover 1978 St. Martin's Press Hardcover Anthology Ken Leeder 213