Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj;

Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Purple cloth with white lettering and illustrations on the front board and white lettering on the spine. 429 historical and magical pages! "Completed in 1968, this work was the first large-scale critical study of post-World War II science fiction, and the first extended and detailed examination of individual science fiction novels. As a pioneer work, it presumably will be superseded, although it has not been in the almost six years that have passed. Although other critical volumes on science fiction have been published, they have been cursory surveys of briefly described trends and attitudes, or rearrangements of literary history as viewed from particular perspectives..........."---------from the Foreword.