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"Gravy Planet" by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth Found in Galaxy Science Fiction. Parts 1 2 and 3 of 3 Later Known As Space Merchants ; June / July / August 1952
1952A48861New York NY: Galaxy Publishing Corp. . 1952. True First Edition. Magazine. Very Good-. This is a True First Edition - published in Galaxy Magazine prior to the hardback First Edition. These are three smaller than trade sized magazines. The magazines are in Very Good- condition and were ssued without dust jackets. The covers have edge wear bumping rubbing and several edge tears and nicks especially to the spine ends. The text pages are generally clean and bright though there is noticeable generalized toning. Other noteable stories include: Shipshape Home by Richard Matheson Orphans of the Void by Michael Shaara Yesterday House by Fritz Leiber and Proof of the Pudding by Robert Sheckley. "The Space Merchants is a 1952 science fiction novel by American writers Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth. Originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine as a serial entitled Gravy Planet the novel was first published as a single volume in 1953 and has sold heavily since. It deals satirically with a hyper-developed consumerism seen through the eyes of an advertising executive. In 1984 Pohl published a sequel The Merchants' War. In 2012 it was included in the Library of America omnibus American Science Fiction: Four Classic Novels 1953–1956. Pohl revised the original novel in 2011 with added material and more contemporary references. " from Wikipedia; Galaxy Magazine; Cover Art; Pictured 7/3/24 . Galaxy Publishing Corp. unknown
