If (Worlds of Science Fiction). 21 issues US publication, 1960's.
New York: Quinn Publishing. "If" Worlds of Science Fiction. Octavo, all in original colour illustrated wraps, b&w illus, var. pag. US printings: November 1960, January 1961, March 1961, May 1961, July 1961, September 1961, November 1961, January 1962, March 1962, May 1962, July 1962, September 1962, November 1962, January 1963, November 1963, March 1964, April 1966, June 1966, February 1965, December 1965, and October 1974. Many have additional/alternative prices inscribed on the front cover. Spines are worn, with July 1962 heavily chipped all along spine, pages tanned. Intenally clean. Overall in very good condition.
"If" was an American science fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn Publications. The earliest editions here are UK printings, and the rest are US printings. "If" published many award-winning stories over its 22 years, including several of Robert Heinlein's novels. The UK printing here includes one of "If's" most acclaimed stories, "A Case of Conscience" by James Blish (Vol. 1, No. 4, the cover story). Frederik Pohl took over the editorship in around 1960: "Under Pohl "If" took on its own identity. Initially it had played second fiddle to Galaxy, but whereas Pohl kept the more select sf for that magazine, he turned "If" into a magazine for more adventurous and exciting sf: before long it was "If" that proved the more popular. [...] These stories gave readers a strong emotional attachment to the magazine because of the familiarity with the stories and authors." (SF Encyclopedia.) The 1960s (as represented here) were the magazine's heyday: it won Hugos for Best Magazine in 1966, 1967 and 1968. The thirty-odd issues here are a glimpse into the world of science fiction in the 1950s and 1960s. Item #105810
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