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Omnibus of Science Fiction

Groff Conklin

First published 1952
Publisher Crown Publishers
Format Hardcover
Type Anthology
Pages xiii+562
Price $3.50

22 of the original 43 stories were published in two separate UK publications in 1953 and 1954. Only 11 of them were reprinted in the 1956 Berkley paperback edition.

  • "Copyright, 1952" on copyright page. No statement of edition or printing.
  • Published November 1952 per Cole Checklist of SF Anthologies.
  • "$3.50" price on front flap of jacket.
  • Note that the first printing uses heavier paper than the 2nd printing. First printing is 2.25 inches (57mm)thick, while 2nd printing is 1.75 inches (44mm) thick.
  • Tuck adds "The" to the title, as does Clute/Nicholls.

Page Title Author(s) Type
3 John Thomas's Cube John Leimert Short Story
10 Hyperpilosity L. Sprague de Camp Short Story
19 The Thing in the Woods Fletcher Pratt & B. F. Ruby Short Story
29 And Be Merry ... Katherine MacLean Short Story
45 The Bees from Borneo Will H. Gray Short Story
55 The Rag Thing David Grinnell Short Story
58 The Conqueror Mark Clifton Short Story
65 Never Underestimate ... Theodore Sturgeon Short Story
79 The Doorbell David H. Keller, M.D. Short Story
88 A Subway Named Mobius A. J. Deutsch Short Story
100 Backfire Ross Rocklynne Novelette
117 The Box James Blish Short Story
132 Zeritsky's Law Ann Griffith Short Story
137 The Fourth Dynasty R. R. Winterbotham Short Story
146 The Color Out of Space H. P. Lovecraft Novelette
167 The Head Hunters Ralph Williams Short Story
178 The Star Dummy Anthony Boucher Short Story
189 Catch That Martian Damon Knight Short Story
199 Shipshape Home Richard Matheson Short Story
214 Homo Sol Isaac Asimov Short Story
230 Alexander the Bait William Tenn Short Story
241 Kaleidoscope Ray Bradbury Short Story
249 "Nothing Happens on the Moon" Paul Ernst Short Story
263 Trigger Tide Norman Menasco Short Story
274 Plague Murray Leinster Novelette
302 Winner Lose All Jack Vance Short Story
314 Test Piece Eric Frank Russell Short Story
327 Environment Chester S. Geier Short Story
341 High Threshold Alan E. Nourse Short Story
350 Spectator Sport John D. MacDonald Short Story
355 Recruiting Station A. E. van Vogt Novella
419 A Stone and a Spear Raymond F. Jones Novelette
435 What You Need Lewis Padgett Short Story
447 The Choice Wayland Hilton-Young Short Story
449 The War Against the Moon André Maurois Novelette
463 Pleasant Dreams Ralph Robin Short Story
471 Manners of the Age H. B. Fyfe Short Story
483 The Weapon Fredric Brown Short Story
485 The Scarlet Plague Jack London Novella
522 Heritage Robert Abernathy Novelette
542 History Lesson Arthur C. Clarke Short Story
549 Instinct Lester del Rey Short Story
559 Counter Charm Peter Phillips Short Story
ix Introduction (Omnibus of Science Fiction) Groff Conklin Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Omnibus of Science Fiction Cover 1953 Crown Publishers / SFBC Hardcover Anthology xiv+562
Omnibus of Science Fiction Cover 1953 Crown Publishers Hardcover Anthology xiv+562
Omnibus of Science Fiction Cover 1980 Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers Hardcover Anthology Eddie Jones xiii+561