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Space by the Tale Jerome Bixby (Ballantine U2203, 1964, 50¢, 159pp, pb)

7 · The Draw · ss Amazing Mar 1954
23 · The Young One · nv Fantastic Apr 1954
47 · Laboratory · ss If Dec 1955
64 · The Good Dog · ss Fantastic Jan/Feb 1954
69 · One Way Street · ss Amazing Dec 1953/Jan ’54
86 · Small War · ss Science Fiction Quarterly May 1954
91 · Trace · ss 1961
94 · Angels in the Jets · ss Fantastic Fll 1952
104 · The Battle of the Bells · ss Imagination Sep 1954
117 · The Magic Typewriter · ss 1963
127 · The Bad Life · na Galaxy Feb 1963

The Doll and One Other Algernon Blackwood (Arkham House, 1946, $1.50, 138pp, hc)

The Doll · nv *
The Trod · nv *

The Best Science Fiction Stories ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Grayson, 1951, hc)
Stories from The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1950.

A Sort of Introduction · Vincent Starrett · in
Private Eye · Henry Kuttner · nv Astounding Jan 1949, as by Lewis Padgett
Doomsday Deferred · Will F. Jenkins · ss The Saturday Evening Post Sep 24 1949
Eternity Lost · Clifford D. Simak · nv Astounding Jul 1949
Easter Eggs · Robert S. Carr · nv The Saturday Evening Post Sep 24 1949
Opening Doors [Timothy Paul] · Wilmar H. Shiras · nv Astounding Mar 1949
Mouse · Fredric Brown · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun 1949
Refuge for Tonight · Robert Moore Williams · nv The Blue Book Magazine Mar 1949
The Life-Work of Professor Muntz · Murray Leinster · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun 1949

The Best Science Fiction Stories: Second Series ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Grayson, 1952, hc)
Abridged from The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951.

The Santa Claus Planet · Frank M. Robinson · nv The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951, ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty, Fell 1951
The Gnurrs Come from the Voodvork Out [Papa Schimmelhorn] · Reginald Bretnor · ss F&SF Win/Spr 1950
The Mindworm · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Worlds Beyond Dec 1950
The Star Ducks · Bill Brown · ss F&SF Fll 1950
Not to Be Opened— · Roger Flint Young · nv Astounding Jan 1950
Process · A. E. van Vogt · ss F&SF Dec 1950
Contagion · Katherine MacLean · nv Galaxy Oct 1950
Trespass! · Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson · ss Fantastic Story Quarterly Spr 1950
To Serve Man · Damon Knight · ss Galaxy Nov 1950
Summer Wear [Viagens Interplanetary] · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Startling Stories May 1950
Born of Man and Woman · Richard Matheson · vi F&SF Sum 1950
The Fox in the Forest · Ray Bradbury · ss Collier’s May 13 1950, as “To the Future”
The Last Martian · Fredric Brown · ss Galaxy Oct 1950
Two Face · Frank Belknap Long · ss Weird Tales Mar 1950

The Best Science Fiction Stories: Third Series ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Grayson, 1953, hc)
Stories from The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952.

The Other Side · Walter Kubilius · ss Super Science Stories Apr 1951, as “Eternal Earthling”
Of Time and Third Avenue · Alfred Bester · ss F&SF Oct 1951
The Marching Morons · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Galaxy Apr 1951
A Peculiar People · Betsy Curtis · ss F&SF Aug 1951
Extending the Holdings · David Grinnell · ss F&SF Apr 1951
The Tourist Trade · Wilson Tucker · ss Worlds Beyond Jan 1951, as by Bob Tucker
The Two Shadows · William F. Temple · nv Startling Stories Mar 1951
Balance [Max Larkin] · John Christopher · ss New Worlds Spr 1951
Brightness Falls from the Air [contest story] · Idris Seabright · ss F&SF Apr 1951
Witch War · Richard Matheson · ss Startling Stories Jul 1951
At No Extra Cost · Peter Phillips · ss Marvel Science Fiction Aug 1951
Nine-Finger Jack · Anthony Boucher · ss Esquire May 1951
Appointment in Tomorrow · Fritz Leiber · nv Galaxy Jul 1951
The Rats · Arthur Porges · ss Man’s World Feb 1951
Men of the Ten Books · Jack Vance · ss Startling Stories Mar 1951
Generation of Noah · William Tenn · ss Suspense Magazine Spr 1951, as “The Quick and the Bomb”

The Best Science Fiction Stories: Fourth Series ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Grayson, 1955, hc)
Stories from The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953.

Trematode, a Critique of Modern Science-Fiction · Alfred Bester · br
Ararat [People] · Zenna Henderson · nv F&SF Oct 1952
Counter-Transference · William F. Temple · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Apr 1952
The Conqueror · Mark Clifton · ss Astounding Aug 1952
Machine · John W. Jakes · vi F&SF Apr 1952
The Middle of the Week After Next · Murray Leinster · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug 1952
The Dreamer · Alfred Coppel · vi F&SF Apr 1952
The Moon Is Green · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Apr 1952
I Am Nothing · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding Jul 1952
Command Performance · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · ss Galaxy Nov 1952
Survival · John Wyndham · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Feb 1952
Game for Blondes · John D. MacDonald · ss Galaxy Oct 1952
The Girls from Earth · Frank M. Robinson · nv Galaxy Jan 1952
Fast Falls the Eventide · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding May 1952

The Best Science Fiction Stories: Fifth Series ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Grayson, 1956, hc)
Stories from The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954.

DP! · Jack Vance · ss Avon SF&F Reader Apr 1953
The Collectors · G. Gordon Dewey & Max Dancey · ss Amazing Jun/Jul 1953
Wonder Child · Joseph Shallit · nv Fantastic Jan/Feb 1953
The Sower Does Not Reap · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · ss Astounding Feb 1953, as “Crucifixus Etiam”
The Model of a Judge · William Morrison · ss Galaxy Oct 1953
The Last Day · Richard Matheson · ss Amazing Apr/May 1953
Lot [David Jimmon] · Ward Moore · nv F&SF May 1953
Yankee Exodus · Ruth M. Goldsmith · ss F&SF Jul 1953
What Thin Partitions [Ralph Kennedy] · Mark Clifton & Alex Apostolides · nv Astounding Sep 1953

The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1949 ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Fredrick Fell, Aug ’49, $2.95, 314pp, hc)
Also in Science Fiction Omnibus.

11 · Trends in Modern Science-Fiction · Melvin Korshak · in
19 · Preface · Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty · pr
29 · Mars Is Heaven! · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Fll 1948
51 · Ex Machina [Gallegher] · Lewis Padgett · nv Astounding Apr 1948
92 · The Strange Case of John Kingman · Murray Leinster · ss Astounding May 1948
112 · Doughnut Jockey · Erik Fennel · ss The Blue Book Magazine May 1948
130 · Thang · Martin Gardner · vi Comment Fll 1948
132 · Period Piece · J. J. Coupling · ss Astounding Nov 1948
141 · Knock · Fredric Brown · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec 1948
154 · Genius · Poul Anderson · nv Astounding Dec 1948
195 · And the Moon Be Still as Bright · Ray Bradbury · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun 1948
226 · No Connection · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Jun 1948
250 · In Hiding [Timothy Paul] · Wilmar H. Shiras · nv Astounding Nov 1948
292 · Happy Ending · Henry Kuttner · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug 1948

The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1950 ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Fredrick Fell, Aug ’50, $2.95, 347pp, hc)
Also in Science Fiction Omnibus. In England as The Best Science Fiction Stories.

9 · A Sort of Introduction · Vincent Starrett · in
17 · Preface · Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty · pr
29 · Private Eye · Henry Kuttner · nv Astounding Jan 1949, as by Lewis Padgett
66 · Doomsday Deferred · Will F. Jenkins · ss The Saturday Evening Post Sep 24 1949
85 · The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast · Theodore Sturgeon · ss F&SF Fll 1949
96 · Eternity Lost · Clifford Simak · nv Astounding Jul 1949
132 · Easter Eggs · Robert Spencer Carr · nv The Saturday Evening Post Sep 24 1949
173 · Opening Doors [Timothy Paul] · Wilmar H. Shiras · nv Astounding Mar 1949
218 · Five Years in the Marmalade · Robert W. Krepps · ss Fantastic Adventures Jul 1949
237 · Dwellers in Silence [Martian] · Ray Bradbury · ss Maclean’s Sep 15 1948, as “The Long Years”
253 · Mouse · Fredric Brown · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun 1949
266 · Refuge for Tonight · Robert Moore Williams · nv The Blue Book Magazine Mar 1949
300 · The Life-Work of Professor Muntz · Murray Leinster · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun 1949
316 · Flaw · John D. MacDonald · ss Startling Stories Jan 1949
326 · The Man · Ray Bradbury · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Feb 1949
343 · About the Authors · [Misc.] · bg

The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1951 ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Fredrick Fell, Aug ’51, $2.95, 351pp, hc)
In England as The Best Science Fiction Stories: Second Series, and abridged as The Mindworm (Tandem 1967, ed. Anon.).

7 · Introduction · Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty · in
21 · The Santa Claus Planet · Frank M. Robinson · nv *
45 · The Gnurrs Come from the Voodvork Out [Papa Schimmelhorn] · Reginald Bretnor · ss F&SF Win/Spr 1950
61 · The Mindworm · Cyril Kornbluth · ss Worlds Beyond Dec 1950
76 · The Star Ducks · Bill Brown · ss F&SF Fll 1950
85 · Not to Be Opened— · Roger Flint Young · nv Astounding Jan 1950
125 · Process · A. E. van Vogt · ss F&SF Dec 1950
132 · Forget-Me-Not · William F. Temple · nv Other Worlds Science Stories Sep 1950
157 · Contagion · Katherine MacLean · nv Galaxy Oct 1950
188 · Trespass! · Poul Anderson & Gordon Dickson · ss Fantastic Story Quarterly Spr 1950
208 · Oddy and Id · Alfred Bester · ss Astounding Aug 1950, as “The Devil’s Invention”
224 · To Serve Man · Damon Knight · ss Galaxy Nov 1950
233 · Summer Wear [Viagens Interplanetary] · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Startling Stories May 1950
250 · Born of Man and Woman · Richard Matheson · vi F&SF Sum 1950
254 · The Fox in the Forest · Ray Bradbury · ss Collier’s May 13 1950, as “To the Future”
270 · The Last Martian · Fredric Brown · ss Galaxy Oct 1950
279 · The New Reality · Charles L. Harness · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec 1950
319 · Two Face · Frank Belknap Long · ss Weird Tales Mar 1950
338 · Coming Attraction · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Nov 1950

The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1952 ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Fredrick Fell, Aug ’52, $2.95, 284pp, hc)
In England as The Best Science Fiction Stories: Third Series.

7 · Introduction · Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty · in
21 · The Other Side · Walter Kubilius · ss Super Science Stories Apr 1951, as “Eternal Earthling”
38 · Of Time and Third Avenue · Alfred Bester · ss F&SF Oct 1951
47 · The Marching Morons · Cyril Kornbluth · nv Galaxy Apr 1951
81 · A Peculiar People · Betsy Curtis · ss F&SF Aug 1951
97 · Extending the Holdings · David Grinnell · ss F&SF Apr 1951
102 · The Tourist Trade · Wilson Tucker · ss Worlds Beyond Jan 1951, as by Bob Tucker
113 · The Two Shadows · William F. Temple · nv Startling Stories Mar 1951
140 · Balance [Max Larkin] · John Christopher · ss New Worlds Spr 1951
159 · Brightness Falls from the Air [contest story] · Idris Seabright · ss F&SF Apr 1951
166 · Witch War · Richard Matheson · ss Startling Stories Jul 1951
172 · At No Extra Cost · Peter Phillips · ss Marvel Science Fiction Aug 1951
190 · Nine-Finger Jack · Anthony Boucher · ss Esquire May 1951
196 · Appointment in Tomorrow · Fritz Leiber · nv Galaxy Jul 1951
225 · The Rats · Arthur Porges · ss Man’s World Feb 1951
235 · Men of the Ten Books · Jack Vance · ss Startling Stories Mar 1951
258 · Generation of Noah · William Tenn · ss Suspense Magazine Spr 1951, as “The Quick and the Bomb”
271 · Dark Interlude · Fredric Brown & Mack Reynolds · ss Galaxy Jan 1951
280 · The Pedestrian · Ray Bradbury · ss The Reporter Aug 7 1951; F&SF Feb 1952
286 · About the Authors · [Misc.] · bg

The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1953 ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Fredrick Fell, 1953, $3.50, 279pp, hc)
In England as The Best Science Fiction Stories: Fourth Series.

Trematode, a Critique of Modern Science-Fiction · Alfred Bester · br
The Fly · Arthur Porges · ss F&SF Sep 1952
Ararat [People] · Zenna Henderson · nv F&SF Oct 1952
Counter-Transference · William F. Temple · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Apr 1952
The Conqueror · Mark Clifton · ss Astounding Aug 1952
Machine · John W. Jakes · vi F&SF Apr 1952
The Middle of the Week After Next · Murray Leinster · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug 1952
The Dreamer · Alfred Coppel · vi F&SF Apr 1952
The Moon Is Green · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Apr 1952
I Am Nothing · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding Jul 1952
Command Performance · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · ss Galaxy Nov 1952
Survival · John Wyndham · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Feb 1952
Game for Blondes · John D. MacDonald · ss Galaxy Oct 1952
The Girls from Earth · Frank M. Robinson · nv Galaxy Jan 1952
Lover, When You’re Near Me · Richard Matheson · nv Galaxy May 1952
Fast Falls the Eventide · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding May 1952
About the Authors · [Misc.] · bg

The Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1954 ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Fredrick Fell, 1954, $3.50, 316pp, hc)
In England as The Best Science Fiction Stories: Fifth Series.

9 · Editors’ Preface · Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty · pr
13 · Icon of the Imagination · Fritz Leiber · in
19 · DP! · Jack Vance · ss Avon SF&F Reader Apr 1953
41 · The Big Holiday · Fritz Leiber · ss F&SF Jan 1953
50 · The Collectors · G. Gordon Dewey & Max Dancey · ss Amazing Jun/Jul 1953
65 · One in Three Hundred [Bill Easson] · J. T. McIntosh · nv F&SF Feb 1953
108 · Wonder Child · Joseph Shallit · nv Fantastic Jan/Feb 1953
136 · Crucifixus Etiam · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · ss Astounding Feb 1953
159 · The Model of a Judge · William Morrison · ss Galaxy Oct 1953
172 · The Last Day · Richard Matheson · ss Amazing Apr/May 1953
190 · Time Is the Traitor · Alfred Bester · nv F&SF Sep 1953
217 · Lot [David Jimmon] · Ward Moore · nv F&SF May 1953
249 · Yankee Exodus · Ruth M. Goldsmith · ss F&SF Jul 1953
262 · What Thin Partitions [Ralph Kennedy] · Mark Clifton & Alex Apostolides · nv Astounding Sep 1953
298 · A Bad Day for Sales · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Jul 1953
309 · About the Authors · [Misc.] · bg
313 · Index, the Best Science-Fiction Stories: 1949-1954 · [Misc.] · ix

Category Phoenix ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (The Bodley Head, 1955, hc)
Stories from Year’s Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953.

Introduction · Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty · in
Firewater · William Tenn · na Astounding Feb 1952
Category Phoenix · Boyd Ellanby · na Galaxy May 1952
Surface Tension [Lavon] · James Blish · nv Galaxy Aug 1952

Frontiers in Space ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Bantam 1328, Apr ’55, 25¢, 166pp, pb)
Selections from The Best Science Fiction Stories 1951-1953.

1 · Oddy and Id · Alfred Bester · ss Astounding Aug 1950, as “The Devil’s Invention”
15 · Process · A. E. van Vogt · ss F&SF Dec 1950
21 · The Star Ducks · Bill Brown · ss F&SF Fll 1950
29 · To Serve Man · Damon Knight · ss Galaxy Nov 1950
37 · The Fox in the Forest · Ray Bradbury · ss Collier’s May 13 1950, as “To the Future”
51 · Nine-Finger Jack · Anthony Boucher · ss Esquire May 1951
56 · Dark Interlude · Mack Reynolds & Fredric Brown · ss Galaxy Jan 1951
63 · Generation of Noah · William Tenn · ss Suspense Magazine Spr 1951, as “The Quick and the Bomb”
74 · The Rats · Arthur Porges · ss Man’s World Feb 1951
83 · Ararat [People] · Zenna Henderson · nv F&SF Oct 1952
105 · The Moon Is Green · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Apr 1952
120 · Survival · John Wyndham · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Feb 1952
144 · Machine · John W. Jakes · vi F&SF Apr 1952
148 · I Am Nothing · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding Jul 1952

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