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Astounding Science Fiction [v51 #1, March 1953] (35¢, 172pp, digest, cover by Pawelka) 6 · Unsane Behavior · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 8 · Thou Good and Faithful · John Loxmith · nv; illustrated by Pawelka 47 · The Analytical Laboratory: November & December 1952 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 48 · Button, Button · Thomas Wilson · nv; illustrated by Orban 82 · Five Billion Dollar Magpie · Wallace West · ar 99 · Fool’s Mate · Robert Sheckley · ss; illustrated by Orban 111 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 112 · Null-ABC [Part 2 of 2] · H. Beam Piper & John J. McGuire · na; illustrated by Pawelka 154 · The Reference Library · P. Schuyler Miller · rc _154 · Primers for Spacemen · P. Schuyler Miller · ri _154-155 · By Space Ship to the Moon, Jack Coggins & Fletcher Pratt; New York: Random House, 1952. 56 p. 52-7219. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _155-156 · The Real Book About Space Travel, Hal Goodwin; Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1952. 192 p. 52-13440. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _156-157 · Across the Space Frontier, Cornelius Ryan; New York: Viking, 1952. 147 p. 52-12571. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _157-158 · Index to the Science Fiction Magazines: 1926-1950, Donald B. Day; Portland, Ore., Perri Press, 1952. 184 p. 52-41880. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _158-159 · Five Science Fiction Novels, ed. Martin Greenberg; New York: Gnome Press, 1952. 382 p. 52-9500. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _159-160 · Green Fire, John Taine; Los Angeles, Fantasy Publishing Co., 1952. 313 p. 52-37331. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _160-161 · Gunner Cade, Cyril Judd; New York: Simon & Schuster, 1952. 218 p. 52-3697. · P. Schuyler Miller · br 162 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _162 · [letter] · David G. Hunt · lt _165 · [letter from New York 24, NY] · Charles G. Leedham · lt _167 · [letter] · James Blish · lt _168 · [letter] · L. Sprague de Camp · lt _169 · [letter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada] · D. F. Pooley · lt

Astounding Science Fiction [v51 #2, April 1953] (35¢, 172pp, digest, cover by H. R. Van Dongen) 6 · The Fallacy of Null-A · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 8 · Mission of Gravity [Part 1 of 4; Mesklin] · Hal Clement · n.; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 63 · Settle to One · Charles Dye & April Smith · nv; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 82 · Food for Thought? · Anon. · ms 83 · Nature Didn’t Make It · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ar 92 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 93 · Allegory · William T. Powers · ss; illustrated by Pawelka 104 · The Ant and the Eye · Chad Oliver · nv; illustrated by Pawelka 137 · Family Resemblance · Alan E. Nourse · ss; illustrated by Pawelka 147 · The Analytical Laboratory: January 1953 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 148 · The Reference Library · P. Schuyler Miller · rc _148 · Science Fiction and Fictitious Science · P. Schuyler Miller · ri _150-154 · In the Name of Science, Martin Gardner; New York: Putnam, 1952. 320 p. 52-9831. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _154-155 · Double Jeopardy, Fletcher Pratt; Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1952. 214 p. 52-8057. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _155-156 · 28 Science Fiction Stories of H.G. Wells, H.G. Wells; New York: Dover, 1952. 915 p. 52-13264. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _156-157 · Foundation and Empire, Isaac Asimov; New York: Gnome, 1952. 247 p. 52-12466. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _157 · The Starmen, Leigh Brackett; New York: Gnome Press, 1952. 213 p. 52-13840. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _157-158 · Star Man’s Son, Andre Norton; New York: Harcourt, 1952. 248 p. 52-6906. · P. Schuyler Miller · br 159 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _159 · [letter from Montreal 29, Quebec, Canada] · A. Arthur Smith · lt _162 · [letter from McLouth, KS] · James W. Wilber · lt _163 · [letter from Austin, TX] · Edward S. Fleming & Kenneth W. Haun · lt _165 · [letter] · Per F. Dahl, Cpl. RA 17272282 · lt _166 · [letter from Winston-Salem, NC] · Ralph C. Williams · lt _168 · [letter from Benton, MO] · Edgar R. Schott · lt

Astounding Science Fiction [v51 #3, May 1953] (35¢, 172pp, digest, cover by Austin R. Baer) 6 · Thinking Machine [Psionics] · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · Space, Time and Education · John E. Arnold · ar 26 · Medicine Show · Robert Moore Williams · nv; illustrated by Dreany 47 · The Analytical Laboratory: February 1953 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 48 · Multifarious · Algis Budrys · ss; illustrated by Pawelka 58 · Lady with a Past · Irving E. Cox, Jr. · ss; illustrated by Orban 74 · Pi Equals Anything but 3.14159... · Anon. · ms 75 · Operating Instructions · Robert Sheckley · ss; illustrated by Schecterson 90 · Mission of Gravity [Part 2 of 4; Mesklin] · Hal Clement · n.; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 139 · Epitaph for a Second-Rater · Anon. · ms 140 · The Reference Library · P. Schuyler Miller · rc _140 · First Reader · P. Schuyler Miller · ri _140-144 · Physics and Medicine of the Upper Atmosphere, ed. Clayton S. White & Otis O. Benson, Jr.; Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1952. 611 p. 52-8552. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _144-145 · Drome, John Martin Leahy; Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing Co., 1952. 295 p. 53-39520. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _145-146 · Space Hawk, Anthony Gilmore; New York: Greenberg, 1952. 274 p. 52-6108. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _146-147 · The Currents of Space, Isaac Asimov; Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1952. 217 p. 52-10054. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _147-148 · 998, Edward Solomon Hyams; New York: Pantheon Books, 1952. 208 p. 52-7935. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _148-149 · The Rolling Stones, Robert A. Heinlein; New York: Scribners, 1952. 276 p. 52-13941. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _149-150 · The Titan, P. Schuyler Miller; Reading, Pa.: Fantasy Press, 1952. 252 p. 53-18614. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _150-151 · The Red Peri, Stanley G. Weinbaum; Reading, Pa., Fantasy Press, 1952. 270 p. 52-41135. · P. Schuyler Miller · br 152 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _152 · [letter from Reno, NV] · Marshall E. Parry · lt _153 · [letter from Gloucester, MA] · Philip C. Bolger · lt _153 · [letter from Minneapolis 13, MN] · John Gilson · lt _154 · [letter from Albuquerque, NM] · Brice L. Ward, Jr. · lt _155 · [letter from Seattle 5, WA] · Julius Lucoff · lt _156 · [letter from Three Bridges, NJ] · Henry Moskowitz · lt _157 · [letter from Duluth, MN] · Herbert Taylor · lt __158 · Celestial Mechanics · Herbert Taylor · pm _159 · [letter from Cambridge, MA] · Gary D. Gordon · lt _160 · [letter from Glen Ridge, NJ] · R. Hodgens · lt; given as by R. Hodgers.

Astounding Science Fiction [v51 #4, June 1953] (35¢, 172pp, digest) fc. · [photo] · Lee Correy · cv 6 · The Villains of the Piece [Psionics] · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 8 · “...And a Star to Steer Her By” · Lee Correy · nv; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 48 · Quiz Game · Frank M. Robinson · ss; illustrated by Dreany 58 · Impostor · Philip K. Dick · ss; illustrated by Pawelka 71 · The Reference Library · P. Schuyler Miller · rc _71 · “Modern Science Fiction” · P. Schuyler Miller · ri _71-77 · Modern Science Fiction, ed. Reginald Bretnor; New York: Coward-McCann, 1953. 294 p. 52-11714. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _77-78 · The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1952, ed. Everett F. Bleiler & T.E. Dikty; New York: Frederick Fell, 1952. 288 p. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _78-80 · Beyond Human Ken, ed. Judith Merril; New York: Random House, 1952. 334 p. 52-7134. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _80-81 · The Long Loud Silence, Wilson Tucker; New York: Rinehart, 1952. 217 p. 52-8742. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _81 · Outpost Mars, Cyril Judd; New York: Abelard Press, 1952. 268 p. 52-10246. · P. Schuyler Miller · br 82 · In Case of Fire... · Wallace West · ar 102 · Whirligig World · Hal Clement · ar 115 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _115 · [letter from Eugene, OR] · Morris A. Arkin · lt _116 · [letter] · J. R. Wellons · lt _117 · [letter] · Everett B. Cole · lt _117 · [letter] · James B. Harrison · lt _120 · [letter from Minneapolis 11, MN] · Phil Binstock · lt 120 · The Analytical Laboratory: March 1953 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 121 · Mission of Gravity [Part 3 of 4; Mesklin] · Hal Clement · n.; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen

Astounding Science Fiction [v51 #5, July 1953] (35¢, 172pp, digest, cover by Walt Miller) 6 · “Our Catalogue Number...” · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · Enough Rope [Wing Alak] · Poul Anderson · nv; illustrated by Walt Miller 34 · Solution Delayed · Mark Clifton & Alex Apostolides · ss; illustrated by Orban 55 · Survival · Don Green · nv; illustrated by Dreany 82 · Locum Tenens · Wallace West · ar 100 · The Analytical Laboratory: April 1953 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 101 · Mission of Gravity [Part 4 of 4; Mesklin] · Hal Clement · n.; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 151 · The Three Laws of Stupidynamics · Dwight Wayne Batteau · ms 152 · The Reference Library · P. Schuyler Miller · rc _152 · Man, the Improbable · P. Schuyler Miller · ri _152-156 · The Next Million Years, Charles Galton Darwin; Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1953. 210 p. 52-13372. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _152-156 · Evolution in Action, Julian Huxley; New York: Harper, 1953. 182 p. 52-5450. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _156-158 · Space Service, ed. Andre Norton; Cleveland: World, 1953. 277 p. 52-13235. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _158 · Prisoner in the Skull, Charles Dye; New York: Abelard, 1952. 256 p. 52-13707. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _158-160 · The Legion of Time, Jack Williamson; Reading, Pa., Fantasy Press, 1953. 252 p. 52-4799. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _160-162 · Stars in the Making, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin; Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1952. 160 p. 52-9378. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _162-163 · The Petrified Planet; New York: Twayne Publishers, 1953, $2.95, 263 p. · P. Schuyler Miller · br 164 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _164 · [letter from Norman, OK] · Robert J. Lee · lt _169 · [letter] · C. E. Shannon · lt

Astounding Science Fiction [v51 #6, August 1953] (35¢, 164pp, digest, cover by H. R. Van Dongen) 6 · “You Know What I Mean...” · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 9 · Sam Hall · Poul Anderson · nv; illustrated by Stockwell 36 · In Further Explanation... · Wallace West · ms 37 · Pioneer · Lee Correy · ss; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 54 · The Analytical Laboratory: May 1953 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 55 · Share Our World · Chan Davis · na; illustrated by Orban 99 · Commencement Night · Richard Ashby · nv; illustrated by Walt Miller 122 · Crazy Joey [Joe Carter] · Mark Clifton & Alex Apostolides · ss; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 138 · The Reference Library · P. Schuyler Miller · rc _138 · Off the Cuff... · P. Schuyler Miller · ri _142 · Pictorial Astronomy, Dinsmore Alter & Clarence H. Cleminshaw; New York: Crowell, 1952. 296 p. 52-7375. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _142-143 · Star Science Fiction Stories, ed. Frederik Pohl; New York: Ballantine, 1953. 206 p. 53-5671rev. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _143-144 · Judgment Night, C.L. Moore; New York: Gnome Press, 1952. 344 p. 53-1769. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _144-145 · Vault of the Ages, Poul Anderson; Philadelphia: Winston, 1952. 210 p. 52-8971. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _144-145 · Islands in the Sky, Arthur C. Clarke; Philadelphia: Winston, 1952. 209 p. 52-8970. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _144-145 · Mists of Dawn, Chad Oliver; Philadelphia: Winston, 1952. 208 p. 52-8974. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _144-145 · Rocket Jockey, Philip St. John; Philadelphia: Winston, 1952. 207 p. 52-8972. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _144-145 · Sons of the Ocean Deeps, Bryce Walton; Philadelphia: Winston, 1952. 216 p. 52-8973. · P. Schuyler Miller · br 146 · Thinking in Men and Machines · Joseph A. Winter, M.D. · ar

Astounding Science Fiction [v52 #1, September 1953] (35¢, 164pp, digest, cover by Walt Miller) 6 · Emotional Senses · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 8 · What Thin Partitions [Ralph Kennedy] · Mark Clifton & Alex Apostolides · nv; illustrated by Vidmer 37 · Little Joe · Algis Budrys · ss; illustrated by Walt Miller 47 · Humpty Dumpty [Baldy] · Lewis Padgett · nv; illustrated by Freas 85 · Destruction from Atomic Weapons · Lt. Theodore S. Simpson, USAF · ar 94 · Venus of Troy · Daniel Whitton · ar 100 · “Rare” Metal · [Atomic Energy Commission] · ms 101 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 101 · The Analytical Laboratory: June 1953 · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 102 · The Garden in the Forest · Robert F. Young · ss; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 114 · Gimmick · Katherine MacLean · nv; illustrated by Vidmer 135 · The Reference Library · Mrs. Dirce Archer · rc _135 · Surveying British Science Fiction · Mrs. Dirce Archer · ri _140-141 · The Other Half of the Planet, Paul Capon; London: Heinemann, 1952. 255 p. · Mrs. Dirce Archer · br _141-142 · Star of Ill Omen, Dennis Wheatley; London: Hutchinson, 1952. 320 p. 52-33990. · Mrs. Dirce Archer · br _142-143 · Tomorrow Sometimes Comes, F.G. Rayer; London: Home & van Thal, 1951. 256 p. · Mrs. Dirce Archer · br _143-144 · No Place Like Earth, John Carnell; London: Boardman, 1952. 255 p. · Mrs. Dirce Archer · br _144-145 · The Last Revolution, Lord Dunsany; London: Jarrolds, 1951. 192 p. · Mrs. Dirce Archer · br _146 · Worlds Far from Here, Dennis Wheatley; London: Hutchinson, 1952. 1120 p. · Mrs. Dirce Archer · br 147 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _148 · [letter from South Deerfield, MA] · Allan G. Keniston · lt _149 · [letter from Philadelphia 20, PA] · G. J. Williamson · lt _150 · [letter] · Robert Wolff · lt _152 · [letter] · T. D. · lt _153 · [letter] · Eric Frank Russell · lt _153 · [letter from Washington 7, DC] · Don Callander · lt _154 · [letter from Brunswick, ME] · B. U. Cardwel · lt _155 · [letter from Glendale 27, Long Island, NY] · Frank P. Beardslee · lt _156 · [letter from Portland 10, OR] · R. L. Benson · lt

Astounding Science Fiction [v52 #2, October 1953] (35¢, 164pp, digest, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) 6 · Unwise Knowledge [Psionics] · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ed 8 · The Gulf Between · Tom Godwin · na; illustrated by Kelly Freas 57 · The Test · Ralph Williams · ss; illustrated by Fred Kirberger 71 · Belief · Isaac Asimov · nv; illustrated by Walt Miller 100 · Filming “War of the Worlds” · George Pal · ar 112 · How to Talk to a Martian · G. R. Shipman · ar 121 · The Scavengers · James White · nv; illustrated by H. R. Van Dongen 141 · In Times to Come · John W. Campbell, Jr. · cl 142 · The Reference Library · P. Schuyler Miller · rc _142 · “Man in Space” · P. Schuyler Miller · ri _142-144 · Man in Space, Heinz Haber; Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1953. 291 p. 53-5232. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _144-145 · Away and Beyond, A.E. van Vogt; New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1952. 309 p. 52-9050. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _145-146 · Ballroom of the Skies, John D. MacDonald; New York: Greenburg, 1952. 206 p. 52-10870. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _146-148 · The Golden Apples of the Sun, Ray Bradbury; Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1953. 250 p. 52-13569. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _148 · Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, A Square; New York: Dover, 1952. 103 p. 54-1523. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _148-150 · West of the Sun, Edgar Pangborn; Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1953. 219 p. 52-14193. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _150 · Once Upon a Star, Kendell Foster Crossen; New York: Holt, 1953. 237 p. 53-5498. · P. Schuyler Miller · br _150-151 · This Island Earth, Raymond F. Jones; Chicago: Shasta, 1952. 220 p. 53-5746. · P. Schuyler Miller · br 152 · Brass Tacks · [The Readers] · lc _152 · [letter from New Jersey] · J. J. Coupling · lt _152 · [letter from Eaton Rapids, MI] · Larry Maddock · lt _154 · [letter from Riverdale, MD] · Richard V. Eck · lt _156 · [letter from Whittier, CA] · Howard Bodger · lt _158 · [letter] · Tom Godwin · lt _159 · [letter from Orlando, FL] · Frank Matanzo · lt