CLIFFORD D. SIMAK
Empire
~ Galaxy Science Fiction Novel #7 ~

Publication: 1951, US, World Editions Inc., 1st printing

Cover art: uncredited

Font size: small, well spaced


According to a Simak interview, the first (unpublished) version of this novel was written by John W. Campbell, Jr. in the late 1920s.
Campbell gave the manuscript to Simak to see if he could rewrite it, but it still remained unpublished.
In 1951 the editor of  ''Galaxy'', was looking for material for his Galaxy Science Fiction Novel series of standalone novels and approached Simak to see if he could buy it. Simak asked Campbell if Campbell wanted to share the credit and the money, but Campbell refused. 
(from isfdb)

Condition (acceptable)

Exterior: shelf wear clear in my photos; marks
Interior: tanned, minor marks (including a couple of pen marks at front, and owner initials); staple holes in margins
Binding: strong still, though there are some internal rips around the staples that bind this book

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