THE PORTABLE NOVELS OF SCIENCE. New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Small octavo, pp. [i-v] vi-xiii [xiv] 1-737 [738: blank], publisher's tan cloth stamped in black, all edges stained brown. First edition, first printing. An influential publication in the history of the development of the SF anthology. A popular collection that was reprinted several times. Collects "The First Men in the Moon" by H. G. Wells, "Before the Dawn" by John Taine, "The Shadow Out of Time" by H. P. Lovecraft and "Odd John" by Olaf Stapledon. 7-page introduction by Donald A. Wollheim. Bleiler (1978), p. 211. Reginald 15577. Small owner's address label affixed to the front paste-down and his signature on the front free endpaper. Some dust soiling to cloth, a very good copy in fair to good dust jacket with wear along top and bottom edges, shallow chipping at upper spine end, some rubbing along rear spine fold, and clipped price. (#178135).
Price: $50.00
"Published by the Viking Press in September 1945" on copyright page.