A GNOME THERE WAS AND OTHER TALES OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. Octavo, boards. First edition. Kuttner and Moore's first collection of short fiction. Collects eleven short stories, including several classics: "The Twonky" and "Mimsy Were the Borogroves." All but two stories are reprinted from 1940s issues of ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION and UNKNOWN where Kuttner was a major star of the time under his own name and as "Lewis Padgett," often in collaboration with his wife, C. L. Moore. A major collection of 1940s fantastic fiction. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1273. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with small closed tear at head of spine panel and touch of wear at head and tail of spine panel and corner tips. An attractive copy in a fresh, bright jacket(#74530).
Price: $250.00
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