Star Science Fiction Stories

Cover artist signature visible on back panel of dustjacket.
Third printing states the First Printing date as February, 1953 and the Publication Date as March, 1953. The Cole Checklist says published in February.
Catalog of Copyright Number A00000085241 puts the publication date at 1953-02-18.
Ballantine hardcover and paperback editions were published simultaneously.
Page [203] is "About Frederik Pohl."
Page [204] and [205] have a short essay about the future of SF publishing as a more widely-acceptable field to the public and Ballantine's plans. The essay is uncredited but probably by Ian Ballantine.

Year	Reviewer	Publication
1953	Mark Reinsberg	Imagination, September 1953
1953	George O. Smith	Space Science Fiction, May 1953
1953	George O. Smith	Space Science Fiction, September 1953
1953	Damon Knight	Science Fiction Adventures, December 1953
1953	Sam Moskowitz	Science-Fiction Plus, May 1953
1953	The Editors	The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1953
1953	Robert W. Lowndes	Future Science Fiction Stories, No. 10
1953	Groff Conklin	Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1953
1953	uncredited	Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1953
1953	The Editor	Fantastic Universe, August-September 1953
1953	P. Schuyler Miller	Astounding Science Fiction, August 1953
1954	uncredited	Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, October 15, 1954
1954	Leslie Flood	New Worlds Science Fiction, November 1954
1983	Everett F. Bleiler	The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Pages 295 - 454)
2001	Bud Webster	Anthopology 101: Reflections, Inspections and Dissections of SF Anthologies

Page	Title	Author(s)	Type
1	Country Doctor	William Morrison	Novelette
25	Dominoes	C. M. Kornbluth	Short Story
35	Idealist	Lester del Rey	Short Story
51	The Night He Cried	Fritz Leiber	Short Story
59	Contraption	Clifford D. Simak	Short Story
69	The Chronoclasm	John Wyndham	Novelette
91	The Deserter	William Tenn	Short Story
107	The Man with English	H. L. Gold	Short Story
117	So Proudly We Hail	Judith Merril	Short Story
135	A Scent of Sarsaparilla	Ray Bradbury	Short Story
143	Nobody Here But—	Isaac Asimov	Short Story
155	The Last Weapon	Robert Sheckley	Short Story
165	A Wild Surmise	Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore	Short Story
177	The Journey	Murray Leinster	Short Story
195	The Nine Billion Names of God	Arthur C. Clarke	Short Story
bp	Editor's Note (Star Science Fiction Stories)	Frederik Pohl	Essay
[204]	Time for a Change: A Statement on Science Fiction	uncredited	Essay

Title	Year	Publisher	Format	Type	Catalog ID	Cover Artist	Pages
Star Science Fiction Stories	1953	Ballantine Books	Paperback	Anthology	16	Richard Powers (artist)	[8]+202
Star Science Fiction Stories	1953	Ballantine Books	Paperback	Anthology	16	Richard Powers (artist)	202
Star Science Fiction Stories	1954	T. V. Boardman	Hardcover	Anthology		Wayne Pagram	207
Star Science Fiction Stories	1961	Ballantine Books	Paperback	Anthology	521K	Richard Powers (artist)	203

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