(#175887) TALES OF WONDER. Autumn 1938 ., Walter Gillings, number 4.

Kingswood, Surrey: The World's Work (1913) Ltd., Autumn 1938 (number 4). Octavo, single issue, cover art by W. J. Roberts, pictorial wrappers. Fiction by Edmond Hamilton, David H. Keller, William F. Temple and others. Britain's first adult oriented science fiction magazine, at first publishing solely original material from British authors and reprints from U.S. magazines, and later adding new material from American authors. "Tales of Wonder was a lively, entertaining and enjoyable magazine ..." Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazine, pp. 652-654. The magazine ceased publication due to wartime paper restrictions after sixteen issues. Text paper tanned but supple, fraying at lower spine edge with split at cover edge, separation at upper rear cover from spine, slight loss at head of spine, a very good to nearly fine copy. (#175887).

Price: $125.00

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