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Publication: The Best of Astounding

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  • Publication: The Best of AstoundingPublication Record # 254400
  • Editor: Tony Lewis
  • Date: 1979-01-00
  • ISBN: 0-441-05472-2 [978-0-441-05472-5]
  • Publisher: Ace Books
  • Pub. Series: An Analog Book
  • Price:
    $1.95?$: US dollar
  • Pages: 244
  • Format:
    pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
  • Type: ANTHOLOGY
  • Cover: The Best of Astounding (1978) • by Alex Schomburg
  • Notes:
    • "First printing: March 1978" (over) "First Ace printing: January 1979" stated on the copyright page.
    • Cover, spine and title page credit Tony Lewis as the editor. The introduction is credited to Anthony R. Lewis.
    • "Cover Art by Alex Schomburg" stated on the copyright page.
    • Fredric Brown's name is misspelled "Frederic" in the table of contents.
    • The illustration credit for "Ex Machina" is incorrectly spelled as "Cartler".
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Anthology Title: The Best of Astounding • (1978) • anthology by Anthony R. Lewis [as by Tony Lewis]

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