First Step Outward
| First published | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Dell |
| Format | Paperback |
| Type | Anthology |
| Catalog ID | 2549 |
| Cover art | Berkey |
| Pages | 224 |
| Price | $0.60 |
- "First printing—August 1969" stated on the copyright; no number line.
- "Cover: Berkey" on the back cover, the artwork is also signed
- Printed in the USA
- The stories in the anthology are divided into four sections:
- "To Space" (pages 23 - 84, four stories)
- "To the Planets" (pages 85 - 140, four stories)
- "To the Stars" (pages 141 - 210, four stories)
- "Epilog" (pages 211 - 224, one story)
No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Introduction (First Step Outward) | Poul Anderson | Essay |
| 21 | Prologue (First Step Outward) | Robert Hoskins | Essay |
| 25 | Cold War | Kris Neville | Short Story |
| 38 | Third Stage | Poul Anderson | Short Story |
| 59 | Gentlemen, Be Seated! | Robert A. Heinlein | Short Story |
| 70 | Jaywalker | Ross Rocklynne | Short Story |
| 87 | The Hated | Frederik Pohl | Short Story |
| 99 | Sunrise on Mercury | Robert Silverberg | Short Story |
| 114 | Hop-Friend | Terry Carr | Short Story |
| 128 | The Man Who Lost the Sea | Theodore Sturgeon | Short Story |
| 143 | First Contact | Murray Leinster | Novelette |
| 178 | Misbegotten Missionary | Isaac Asimov | Short Story |
| 195 | The Market in Aliens | K. M. O'Donnell | Short Story |
| 199 | The Rules of the Road | Norman Spinrad | Short Story |
| 213 | Jetsam | A. Bertram Chandler | Short Story |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Step Outward |
|
1969 | Dell | Paperback | Anthology | 2549 | Berkey | 224 |