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• ix • Foreword (Science Fiction of the Thirties) • (1975) • essay by Damon Knight
• 1 • The Early Years • (1975) • essay by Damon Knight
• 6 • Out Around Rigel • (1931) • novelette by Robert H. Wilson
• 6 •  Out Around Rigel • (1931) • interior artwork by H. W. Wesso
• 28 • The Fifth-Dimension Catapult • [Tommy Reames • 1] • (1931) • novella by Murray Leinster
• 28 •  The Fifth-Dimension Catapult • (1931) • interior artwork by H. W. Wesso
• 84 • Into the Meteorite Orbit • (1933) • novelette by Frank K. Kelly
• 84 •  Into the Meteorite Orbit • (1933) • interior artwork by Leo Morey [as by Morey]
• 116 • The Battery of Hate • (1933) • novelette by John W. Campbell, Jr.
• 116 •  The Battery of Hate • (1933) • interior artwork by Leo Morey [as by Morey]
• 154 • The Middle Period • (1975) • essay by Damon Knight
• 158 • The Wall • (1934) • short story by Howard Wandrei [as by Howard W. Graham, Ph.D.]
• 158 •  The Wall • (1934) • interior artwork by Paul Orban
• 174 • The Lost Language • (1934) • short story by David H. Keller, M.D.
• 174 •  The Lost Language • (1934) • interior artwork by Leo Morey [as by Morey]
• 186 • The Last Men • [The Mini-Men] • (1934) • short story by Frank Belknap Long [as by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.]
• 186 •  The Last Men • (1934) • interior artwork by Howard V. Brown
• 196 • The Other • (1934) • short story by Howard Wandrei [as by Howard W. Graham, Ph.D.]
• 196 •  The Other • (1934) • interior artwork by Elliott Dold, Jr. [as by Elliot Dold]
• 212 • The Mad Moon • (1935) • novelette by Stanley G. Weinbaum
• 212 •  The Mad Moon • (1935) • interior artwork by Thompson
• 236 • Davey Jones' Ambassador • (1935) • novelette by Raymond Z. Gallun
• 236 •  Davey Jones' Ambassador • (1935) • interior artwork by uncredited
• 270 • Alas, All Thinking! • (1935) • novelette by Harry Bates
• 270 •  Alas, All Thinking • (1935) • interior artwork by Elliott Dold, Jr. (variant of Alas, All Thinking!) [as by Elliot Dold]
• 308 • The Time Decelerator • (1936) • short story by A. Macfadyen, Jr.
• 308 •  The Time Decelerator • (1936) • interior artwork by Elliott Dold, Jr. [as by Elliot Dold]
• 326 • The Council of Drones • (1936) • novelette by William K. Sonnemann [as by W. K. Sonnemann]
• 326 •  The Council of Drones • (1936) • interior artwork by Leo Morey [as by Morey]
• 367 • The End • (1975) • essay by Damon Knight
• 370 • Seeker of Tomorrow • (1937) • novella by Leslie J. Johnson and Eric Frank Russell (variant of Seeker of To-morrow) [as by Leslie T. Johnson and Eric Frank Russell]
• 370 •  Seeker of Tomorrow • (1937) • interior artwork by H. W. Wesso (variant of Seeker of To-morrow)
• 412 • Hyperpilosity • (1938) • short story by L. Sprague de Camp (variant of Hyperpelosity)
• 412 •  Hyperpilosity • (1938) • interior artwork by Charles Schneeman
• 426 • Pithecanthropus Rejectus • (1938) • short story by Manly Wade Wellman
• 426 •  Pithecanthropus Rejectus • (1938) • interior artwork by Elliott Dold, Jr. [as by Elliot Dold]
• 438 • The Merman • (1938) • short story by L. Sprague de Camp
• 438 •  The Merman • (1938) • interior artwork by Charles Schneeman
• 454 • The Day Is Done • (1939) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 454 •  The Day Is Done • (1939) • interior artwork by Paul Orban
• 469 • Bibliography (Science Fiction of the Thirties) • (1975) • essay by uncredited