This lot is the 1954 and 1955 issues of Astounding Science Fiction. All text is present and undamaged.

I give the main story or stories of each issue, novelettes or a parts of a serial. For complete contents of all issues, including cover artists, see http://www.philsp.com/homeville/fmi/k00/k00787.htm through http://www.philsp.com/homeville/fmi/k00/k00790.htm .

Jan 1954 - cover by van Dongen; contains Exile by Everett B. Cole - covers well worn, top and bottom 1" of spine damaged and each loose from a cover

Feb 1954 - cover by Freas; contains Sucker Bait part 1 of 2 by Isaac Asimov; doesn't seem to match the cover illo - both covers loose, connected by the loose spine; front cover crease near spine with rip at top, back cover stained at bottom, top and bottom 1/4" of spine damaged

This is the issue where Campbell introduced a 'symbol' drawing at the upper left of each issue's cover, though he didn't include an explanation (on the title page) until April.

Mar 1954 - symbolic cover by Freas; contains Immigrant by Clifford D. Simak (Immigration on the cover, tsk) - slight edgewear, slight damage to top and bottom of spine

Apr 1954 - Fighting Philosopher by E. B. Cole, Freas - slight damage to bottom of spine and adjacent front cover, otherwise Very Good

May 1954 - At Death's End by James Blish, Freas (he sure does great covers) - 1/4" damage to top and bottom of spine and adjacent front cover, bit lost from bottom right front cover, eeny weeny bit from page 3 behind it

Jun 1954 - Question and Answer part 1 of 2 by Poul Anderson, Freas - spine damaged at top and (slightly) at bottom. Minor crease or two per cover. Pages a bit rumpled from water damage, but perfectly readable; the only such damage visible in photos is white blots at the far right of the front cover (see photo #1).

Jul 1954 - cover 'Inappropriate' by Alejandro (Alex Schomburg); contains The Hunting Lodge by Randall Garrett - creases near the spine and lower right front cover, usual minor damage at ends of the spine. No 'symbol' at the upper left of the front corner; someone, presumably peeved at the absence, penned 'mb' in that corner.

Aug 1954 - They'd Rather Be Right by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley, Freas - front cover severely creased at left, tiny bit missing at upper right, crease at lower right

Sep 1954 - Martians, Go Home by Frederick Brown, Freas - front cover half loose, 2" tear at its middle left edge, edgewear on right edge, minor damage to top and bottom spine, a bit near the front cover

Oct 1954 - The Big Rain by Poul Anderson, van Dongen - some minor aquatic rumpling of the spinal sides of the covers, M written below the title

Nov 1954 - The End of Summer by Algis Budrys, Freas cover may have something to do with it--or not, because I don't see what a chained guy hand-cracking a wooden timber in front of a roller coaster has to do with anything - front cover hanging by a paper thread, spine damaged all along its length

Dec 1954 - The School by Raymond F. Jones - covers and spine missing, insides still all one solid piece

Interior illustrations by Doore, Faragasso, Freas, Kirberger, Orban, Riley, Shapiro, Smith, Sussman, and van Dongen.

And I'm tired so I'll just give main stories for the 1955 issues and let the covers speak for themselves. Further information on request or see the philsp.com links at top.

Jan 1955 - The Darfsteller by Walter M. Miller Jr.

Feb, Mar 1955 - Time Crime by H. Beam Piper

Apr-Jul 1955 - The Long Way Home by Poul Anderson

Aug-Oct 1955 - Call Him Dead by Eric Frank Russell

Nov-Dec 1955 - Under Pressure by Frank Herbert (parts 1-2 of 3)

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