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The Year’s Best Science Fiction Novels ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Grayson & Grayson, 1954, 9/6d, 263pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 4 novellas from The Year’s Best Science Fiction Novels, 1952 (Frederick Fell, 1952). · Izzard and the Membrane · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · na Astounding Science Fiction May 1951 · …And Then There Were None · Eric Frank Russell · na Astounding Science Fiction June 1951 · Flight to Forever · Poul Anderson · na Super Science Stories November 1950 · The Hunting Season · Frank M. Robinson · na Astounding Science Fiction November 1951

Year’s Best Science Fiction Novels: 1952 ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Fredrick Fell, April 1952, $3.50, 351pp, hc, an)     SF anthology. 9 · Introduction · Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty · in 17 · Izzard and the Membrane · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · na Astounding Science Fiction May 1951 81 · …And Then There Were None · Eric Frank Russell · na Astounding Science Fiction June 1951 165 · Flight to Forever · Poul Anderson · na Super Science Stories November 1950 225 · The Hunting Season · Frank M. Robinson · na Astounding Science Fiction November 1951 295 · Seeker of the Sphinx · Arthur C. Clarke · na Two Complete Science-Adventure Books Spring 1951

Year’s Best Science Fiction Novels: 1953 ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Fredrick Fell, March 1953, $3.50, 315pp, hc, an)     SF anthology. 9 · Introduction · Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty · in 17 · Firewater · William Tenn · na Astounding Science Fiction February 1952 81 · Category Phoenix · Boyd Ellanby · nv Galaxy Science Fiction May 1952 131 · Surface Tension [Lavon] · James Blish · nv Galaxy Science Fiction August 1952 181 · The Gadget Had a Ghost · Murray Leinster · na Thrilling Wonder Stories June 1952 251 · Conditionally Human · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · nv Galaxy Science Fiction February 1952

Year’s Best Science Fiction Novels: 1954 ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Fredrick Fell, March 1954, $3.50, 317pp, hc, an)     SF anthology. 9 · Introduction · Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty · in 15 · The Enormous Room · H. L. Gold & Robert Krepps · na Amazing Stories October/November 1953 81 · Assignment in Aldebaran · Kendell Foster Crossen · na Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1953 146 · The Oceans Are Wide · Frank M. Robinson · na Science Stories #4, April 1954 224 · The Sentimentalists · Murray Leinster · nv Galaxy Science Fiction April 1953 269 · Second Variety [Claws] · Philip K. Dick · nv Space Science Fiction May 1953

The Year’s Best Science Fiction Novels: Second Series ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty (Grayson & Grayson, 1955, 10/6d, 240pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 4 novellas from The Year’s Best Science Fiction Novels, 1954 (Frederick Fell, 1954). · The Enormous Room · Horace L. Gold & Robert W. Krepps · na Amazing Stories October/November 1953 · Assignment in Aldebaran · Kendell F. Crossen · na Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1953 · The Oceans Are Wide · Frank M. Robinson · na Science Stories #4, April 1954 · The Sentimentalists · Murray Leinster · nv Galaxy Science Fiction April 1953

The Annotated Guide to the Thrill Book by Richard Bleiler (Starmont House, 1991, 1-55742-205-2, $14.95, 256pp, pb, bi, cover by Sidney H. Riesenberg from The Thrill Book March 1 1919)     Complete indexes to and descriptions of everything published in Street & Smith’s The Thrill Book, including reproductions of magazine covers. Volume 18 in the “Starmont Reference Guide” series. A hardcover edition (-206-0, $24.95) was announced but not seen.

The Index to Adventure Magazine by Richard Bleiler (Starmont House, 1990, 1-55742-189-7, $120.00, 1085pp, hc, nf)

Reference and Research Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction: Second Edition by Richard J. Bleiler (Libraries Unlimited, 2004, 1-56308-924-6, 828pp, hc, nf)     Reference book.

Science Fiction: The Early Years by Richard J. & Everett F. Bleiler--- see under Everett F. Bleiler.

Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years by Richard J. & Everett F. Bleiler--- see under Everett F. Bleiler.

Supernatural Fiction Writers: Contemporary Fantasy and Horror ed. Richard Bleiler (Gale Group/Charles Scribner’s Sons, November 2002, 0-684-31250-6, $240.00, 1048pp, hc, nf)     Non-fiction, reference, a guide to 116 “significant contemporary” authors who have been active since 1985, an expansion on E.F. Bleiler’s 1982 Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror. This comes in two volumes; volume 1 has ISBN -31251-4, volume 2 -31252-2.

Circle of Women: An Anthology of Contemporary Western Women Writers ed. Mary Clearman Blew & Kim Barnes--- see under Kim Barnes.

Passages West: Nineteen Stories of Youth and Identity ed. Mary Clearman Blew & Hugh Nichols--- see under Hugh Nichols.

Anywhen by James Blish (Doubleday, July 1970, LC:78-111144, $4.95, 168pp, hc, co, cover by James Starrett) 7 · Preface · James Blish · pr 13 · A Style in Treason · James Blish · nv Galaxy Science Fiction May 1970 expanded from “A Hero’s Life” (Impulse, March 1966). 57 · The Writing of the Rat · James Blish · ss Galaxy Science Fiction July 1956 75 · And Some Were Savages · James Blish · nv Amazing Stories November 1960 105 · A Dusk of Idols · James Blish · nv Amazing Stories March 1961 137 · None So Blind · James Blish · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1962, as “Who’s in Charge Here?” 143 · No Jokes on Mars · James Blish · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1965 155 · How Beautiful with Banners · James Blish · ss Orbit 1 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1966

Anywhen (var. 1) by James Blish (Faber and Faber, November 1971, 0-571-09509-7, £1.75, 185pp, hc, co)     Adds one story (“Skysign”) to the 1970 Doubleday edition. 9 · Preface · James Blish · pr Anywhen by James Blish, Doubleday, 1970; slightly revised. 13 · A Style in Treason · James Blish · nv Galaxy Science Fiction May 1970 expanded from “A Hero’s Life” (Impulse, March 1966). 51 · The Writing of the Rat · James Blish · ss Galaxy Science Fiction July 1956 67 · And Some Were Savages · James Blish · nv Amazing Stories November 1960 94 · A Dusk of Idols · James Blish · nv Amazing Stories March 1961 122 · None So Blind · James Blish · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1962, as “Who’s in Charge Here?” 128 · No Jokes on Mars · James Blish · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1965 138 · How Beautiful with Banners · James Blish · ss Orbit 1 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1966 151 · Skysign · James Blish · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1968

The Best of James Blish by James Blish (Ballantine, August 1979, 0-345-25600-X, $1.95, xxi+358pp, pb, co) [edited by Robert A. W. Lowndes] ix · Science Fiction the Hard Way · Robert A. W. Lowndes · in 1 · Citadel of Thought · James Blish · ss Stirring Science Stories February 1941 19 · The Box · James Blish · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories April 1949 40 · There Shall Be No Darkness · James Blish · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories April 1950 81 · Surface Tension [Lavon] · James Blish · na The Seedling Stars by James Blish, Gnome Press, 1957 revised from “Sunken Universe”, Super Science Stories May ’42, as by Arthur Merlyn, and “Surface Tension”, Galaxy Aug ’52. 151 · Testament of Andros · James Blish · nv Future Science Fiction January 1953 175 · Common Time · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Quarterly August 1953 198 · Beep · James Blish · nv Galaxy Science Fiction February 1954 239 · A Work of Art · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Stories July 1956, as “Art-Work” 257 · This Earth of Hours · James Blish · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1959 281 · The Oath · James Blish · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1960 302 · How Beautiful with Banners · James Blish · ss Orbit 1 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1966 313 · A Style in Treason · James Blish · nv Galaxy Science Fiction May 1970 expanded from “A Hero’s Life” (Impulse, March 1966). 349 · Probapossible Prolegomena to Ideareal History · William Atheling, Jr. · ar Foundation #13, May 1978

Best Science Fiction Stories of James Blish by James Blish (Faber and Faber, 1965, 18/-, 224pp, hc, co) 9 · A Preface to Tomorrow · James Blish · in 13 · There Shall Be No Darkness · James Blish · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories April 1950 72 · Surface Tension [Lavon] · James Blish · na The Seedling Stars by James Blish, Gnome Press, 1957 revised from “Sunken Universe”, Super Science Stories May ’42, as by Arthur Merlyn, and “Surface Tension”, Galaxy Aug ’52. 119 · Testament of Andros · James Blish · nv Future Science Fiction January 1953 143 · Common Time · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Quarterly August 1953 166 · A Work of Art · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Stories July 1956, as “Art-Work” 184 · Tomb Tapper · James Blish · nv Astounding Science Fiction July 1956 207 · The Oath · James Blish · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1960

Best Science Fiction Stories of James Blish (var. 1) by James Blish (Faber and Faber, February 1973, 0-571-04782-3, £1.75, 216pp, hc, co)     This edition replaces “There Shall Be No Darkness” with “How Beautiful With Banners” and “We All Die Naked”. Arrow 1977 edition is titled The Testament of Andros. 9 · A Preface to Tomorrow · James Blish · in Best Science Fiction Stories of James Blish by James Blish, Faber and Faber, 1965 13 · Surface Tension [Lavon] · James Blish · na The Seedling Stars by James Blish, Gnome Press, 1957 revised from “Sunken Universe”, Super Science Stories May ’42, as by Arthur Merlyn, and “Surface Tension”, Galaxy Aug ’52. 60 · Testament of Andros · James Blish · nv Future Science Fiction January 1953 84 · Common Time · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Quarterly August 1953 107 · A Work of Art · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Stories July 1956, as “Art-Work” 125 · Tomb Tapper · James Blish · nv Astounding Science Fiction July 1956 148 · The Oath · James Blish · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1960 166 · How Beautiful with Banners · James Blish · ss Orbit 1 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1966 177 · We All Die Naked · James Blish · na Three for Tomorrow, Meredith Press, 1969

Cities in Flight by James Blish (Avon, February 1970, W187, $1.25, 607pp, pb, om) [Cities in Flight] 8 · They Shall Have Stars [Cities in Flight] · James Blish · n. Faber and Faber, 1956 133 · A Life for the Stars [Cities in Flight] · James Blish · n. Putnam, December 1962 137 · Earthman, Come Home [Cities in Flight] · James Blish · n. Putnam, 1955 468 · The Triumph of Time [Cities in Flight] · James Blish · n. Avon, 1958 597 · The Earthmanist Culture · Richard D. Mullen · ar 1968 [Ref. James Blish]

Earthman, Come Home by James Blish (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1955, $3.50, 239pp, hc, n.) [Cities in Flight]     Fix-up novel based on four stories. · Okie [Cities in Flight] · James Blish · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1950 · Bindlestiff [Cities in Flight] · James Blish · nv Astounding Science Fiction December 1950 · Sargasso of Lost Cities [Cities in Flight] · James Blish · na Two Complete Science-Adventure Books Spring 1953 · Earthman, Come Home [Cities in Flight] · James Blish · nv Astounding Science Fiction November 1953

Galactic Cluster by James Blish (Signet, October 1959, S1719, 35¢, 176pp, pb, co, cover by Paul Lehr) 7 · Tomb Tapper · James Blish · nv Astounding Science Fiction July 1956 27 · King of the Hill [Civilian Intelligence Group (Harris)] · James Blish · ss Infinity Science Fiction November 1955 38 · Common Time · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Quarterly August 1953 59 · A Work of Art · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Stories July 1956, as “Art-Work” 74 · To Pay the Piper · James Blish · ss If February 1956 88 · Nor Iron Bars [Gordon Arpe] · James Blish · nv combines “Detour to the Stars” Infinity Dec,1956 and “Nor Iron Bars” Infinity Nov,1957. 120 · Beep · James Blish · nv Galaxy Science Fiction February 1954 156 · This Earth of Hours · James Blish · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1959

Galactic Cluster (var. 1) by James Blish (Faber and Faber, January 1960, 15/-, 233pp, hc, co)     Revised from the Signet (1959) edition, replacing “Tomb Tapper”, “King of the Hill” and “This Earth of Hours” with “Beanstalk”. 9 · Common Time · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Quarterly August 1953 32 · A Work of Art · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Stories July 1956, as “Art-Work” 51 · To Pay the Piper · James Blish · ss If February 1956 67 · Nor Iron Bars [Gordon Arpe] · James Blish · nv Galactic Cluster by James Blish, Signet, 1959 combines “Detour to the Stars” Infinity Dec,1956 and “Nor Iron Bars” Infinity Nov,1957. 103 · Beep · James Blish · nv Galaxy Science Fiction February 1954 144 · Beanstalk · James Blish · na Future Tense ed. Kendell Foster Crossen, Greenberg, 1952

Galactic Cluster (var. 2) by James Blish (Four Square, 1963, 889, 2/6d, 128pp, pb, co)     Reprints 5 of the 8 stories from the Signet (1959) edition. 7 · Common Time · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Quarterly August 1953 29 · A Work of Art · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Stories July 1956, as “Art-Work” 45 · To Pay the Piper · James Blish · ss If February 1956 61 · Nor Iron Bars [Gordon Arpe] · James Blish · nv Galactic Cluster by James Blish, Signet, 1959 combines “Detour to the Stars” Infinity Dec,1956 and “Nor Iron Bars” Infinity Nov,1957. 93 · Beep · James Blish · nv Galaxy Science Fiction February 1954

The Issue at Hand by James Blish--- see under William Atheling, Jr..

Midsummer Century by James Blish (DAW, February 1974, 0-87997-094-4, 95¢, 159pp, pb, co, cover by Josh Kirby) 9 · Midsummer Century · James Blish · n. Doubleday, 1972 expanded from the novella of the same name (The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1972). 91 · Skysign · James Blish · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1968 123 · A Style in Treason · James Blish · nv Galaxy Science Fiction May 1970 expanded from “A Hero’s Life” (Impulse, March 1966).

More Issues at Hand by James Blish--- see under William Atheling, Jr..

The Seedling Stars by James Blish (Gnome Press, April 1957, $3.00, 185pp, hc, n., cover by Lionel Dillon) 1 · Seeding Program · James Blish · na The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1956, as “A Time to Survive” 63 · The Thing in the Attic · James Blish · nv If July 1954 103 · Surface Tension [Lavon] · James Blish · na revised from “Sunken Universe”, Super Science Stories May ’42, as by Arthur Merlyn, and “Surface Tension”, Galaxy Aug ’52. 175 · Watershed · James Blish · ss If May 1955

The Seedling Stars / Galactic Cluster by James Blish (Signet, March 1983, 0-451-12148-1, $2.95, 158+176pp, pb, om) 5 · The Seedling Stars · James Blish · n. Gnome Press, 1957 3 · Galactic Cluster · James Blish · co Signet, 1959

So Close to Home by James Blish (Ballantine, February 1961, 465K, 35¢, 142pp, pb, co, cover by Richard Powers) 7 · Struggle in the Womb · James Blish · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories May/June 1950, as “Battle of the Unborn” 14 · Sponge Dive [Civilian Intelligence Group (Harris)] · James Blish · ss Infinity Science Fiction June 1956 27 · One-Shot [Civilian Intelligence Group (Harris)] · James Blish · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1955 39 · The Box · James Blish · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories April 1949 58 · First Strike · James Blish · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1953 73 · The Abattoir Effect · James Blish · ss 91 · The Oath · James Blish · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1960 110 · F Y I · James Blish · ss Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 118 · The Masks · James Blish · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1959 122 · Testament of Andros · James Blish · nv Future Science Fiction January 1953

Star Trek by James Blish (Bantam, 1967, F3459, 50¢, 136pp, pb, oc, cover by James Bama) [Star Trek]     Also in The Star Trek Reader II. 1 · Charlie’s Law [Star Trek] · James Blish · sa [Ref. D. C. Fontana & Gene Roddenberry] adapted from the teleplay (“Charlie X”) by D.C. Fontana & Gene Roddenberry. 23 · Dagger of the Mind [Star Trek] · James Blish · sa [Ref. S. Bar-David] adapted from the teleplay by S. Bar-David. 40 · The Unreal McCoy [Star Trek] · James Blish · sa [Ref. George Clayton Johnson] adapted from the teleplay (“The Man Trap”) by George Clayton Johnson. 54 · Balance of Terror [Star Trek] · James Blish · sa [Ref. Paul Schneider] adapted from the teleplay by Paul Schneider. 76 · The Naked Time [Star Trek] · James Blish · sa [Ref. John D. F. Black] adapted from the teleplay by John D.F. Black. 91 · Miri [Star Trek] · James Blish · sa [Ref. Adrian Spies] adapted from the teleplay by Adrian Spies. 118 · The Conscience of the King [Star Trek] · James Blish · sa [Ref. Barry Trivers] adapted from the teleplay by Barry Trivers.