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The 1978 annual world's best SF / edited by Donald A. Wollheim with Arthur W. Saha.
LIBRA - Adams Collection SciFi 1978 World's best SF
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science fiction.
- Genre:
- Science fiction.
- Short stories.
- Penn Provenance:
- Adams, Mark B. (donor) (Adams Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- vi, 277 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Book club edition.
- Other Title:
- Annual world's best science fiction
- World's best SF 1978
- Annual world's best SF 1978
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Daw Books, [1978]
- Contents:
- Introduction / the Editor
- In the hall of the Martian kings / John Varley
- A Time to live / Joe Haldeman
- The House of compassionate sharers / Michael Bishop
- Particle theory / Edward Bryant
- The Taste of the dish and the savor of the day / John Brunner
- Jefty is five / Harlan Ellison
- The Screwfly solution / Raccoona Sheldon
- Eyes of amber / Joan D. Vinge
- Child of the sun / James E. Gunn
- Brother / Clifford D. Simak.
- Notes:
- Cover art: Richard Powers.
- First printing has gutter code "I28" on page 276 indicating a June '78 printing date
- Local Notes:
- Adams Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2015 by Dr. Mark B. Adams.
- Adams Collection copy wanting dustjacket. Has gutter code.
- Cited in:
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database, 151571
- OCLC:
- 4313082
- Publisher Number:
- 03320 Science Fiction Book Club
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