Imagination Unlimited
| First published | 1952 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Young |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Anthology |
| Cover art | Edgard Cirlin |
| Pages | xiv+430 |
| Price | $3.50 |
Both UK publications reprint 6 of the 13 stories of the US first edition. The remaining 7 stories were published by Bodley Head in Men of Space and Time (1953). The Berkley paperback reprints only 7 of the 13 stories.
- "Copyright 1952" on copyright page. No statement of edition or printing.
- Published March 1952 per Cole Checklist of SF Anthologies.
- "$3.50" on top of front flap of dust jacket.
- Signature "Cirlin" of illustrator Edgard Cirlin on front of dust jacket.
- Book is sub-titled "Science-Fiction and Science".
- Stories are divided into 4 sections, with each section preceded by a short article by the editors.
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Groff Conklin | Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1952 |
| 1952 | P. Schuyler Miller | Astounding Science Fiction, November 1952 |
| 1959 | P. Schuyler Miller | Astounding Science Fiction, November 1959 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathematics and Philosophy | Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty | Essay |
| 7 | What Dead Men Tell | Theodore Sturgeon | Novelette |
| 42 | Referent | Ray Bradbury | Short Story |
| 53 | The Physical Sciences | Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty | Essay |
| 59 | Blind Man's Buff | Malcolm Jameson | Novelette |
| 95 | Pressure | Ross Rocklynne | Short Story |
| 119 | The Xi Effect | Philip Latham | Short Story |
| 146 | Old Faithful | Raymond Z. Gallun | Novelette |
| 195 | The Biological Sciences | Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty | Essay |
| 201 | Alas, All Thinking! | Harry Bates | Novelette |
| 248 | Dune Roller | Julian May | Novelette |
| 298 | Employment | L. Sprague de Camp | Short Story |
| 321 | The Social Sciences | Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty | Essay |
| 327 | Dreams Are Sacred | Peter Phillips | Novelette |
| 356 | Hold Back Tomorrow | Kris Neville | Short Story |
| 370 | Berom | John Berryman | Short Story |
| 395 | The Fire and the Sword | Frank M. Robinson | Novelette |
| ix | Introduction (Imagination Unlimited) | Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty | Essay |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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1953 | The Bodley Head | Hardcover | Anthology | 185 | ||
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1959 | Berkley Books | Paperback | Anthology | G233 | Richard Powers (artist) | 172 |
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1964 | Mayflower-Dell | Paperback | Anthology | 3985 | Richard Powers (artist) | 190 |
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1966 | Mayflower-Dell | Paperback | Anthology | 3985 | Richard Powers (artist) | 189 |