Dangerous Visions: Volumes I & II
London: David Bruce & Watson, [1967]. First British Edition. Hardcover. The 1967 date stated on the copyright pages is that of the original Doubleday single-volume issue published in the USA. The book was subsequently published in the UK in two volumes. This is that issue. Octavo. 8 x 5.25 inches. Volume I: 359 pp. Volume II: 293 pp. Dark olive-grey textured paper-covered boards. Spine particulars stamped in gilt. Dust jackets designed by Lawrence Edwardes are unclipped, showing price of 45s net (£2.25) for Volume I and £2.25 net for Volume II. Interiors pristine. Volume II bumped at front head of spine. Else, both cases Fine. Dust jackets show slight edgewear and rubbing. Volume II dust jacket bumped coincident with bump to case. Dust jackets now in archival protective covers. Anthology of original stories by top science fiction writers of the time. Volume I contains sixteen stories by Lester del Rey, Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, Philip Jose Farmer, Miriam Allen deFord, Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, Brian W. Aldiss, Howard Rodman, Philip K. Dick, Larry Niven, Fritz Leiber, Joe L. Hensley, Poul Anderson, and David R. Bunch. Volume II contains seventeen stories by James Cross, Carol Emshwiller, Damon Knight, Theodore Sturgeon, Larry Eisenberg, Henry Slesar, Sonya Dorman, John T. Sladek, Jonathan Brand, Kris Neville, R. A. Lafferty, J. G. Ballard, John Brunner, Keith Laumer, Norman Spinrad, Roger Zelazny (misspelled on DJ), and Samuel R. Dellany. Very scarce as a set. Association copy from the estate of Joe L. Hensley, friend of Harlan Ellison and one of the writers represented in the anthology. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #314
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