Books

Eight-issue lot from 1980 — Vol. 4, the magazine's second full monthly year — published by Davis Publications. A solid run-builder lot covering January through July plus December; strong for collectors filling early-1980s gaps in a set. Included in this lot: - January 1980 (Vol. 4, No. 1) — Somtow Sucharitkul's "Darktouch"; contributors include Isaac Asimov, Martin Gardner, and John M. Ford. - February 1980 (Vol. 4, No. 2) — James Gunn's "On the Tinsel Screen: Science Fiction & The Movies"; contributors include Barry B. Longyear, Kevin O'Donnell Jr., and John M. Ford. - March 1980 (Vol. 4, No. 3) — Barry B. Longyear's "The Book of Baraboo"; contributors include Randall Garrett, Isaac Asimov, and John M. Ford. - April 1980 (Vol. 4, No. 4) — James Gunn's "On the Foundations of Science Fiction"; contributors include Frederik Pohl, Tanith Lee, and John M. Ford. - May 1980 (Vol. 4, No. 5) — Richard S. McEnroe's "Wolkenheim Fairday"; contributors include Stephen Tall, Milton A. Rothman, and D. C. Poyer. - June 1980 (Vol. 4, No. 6) — Somtow Sucharitkul's "Rabid in Mallworld" and Richard S. McEnroe's "Skinner"; contributors include Jon L. Breen, Jeff Duntemann, and Martin Gardner. - July 1980 (Vol. 4, No. 7) — Somtow Sucharitkul's "Sing a Song of Maliworld"; contributors include Barry B. Longyear, Frederik Pohl, and John M. Ford. - December 1980 (Vol. 4, No. 12) — Jo Clayton's "Companioning"; contributors include Gene Wolfe, Barry B. Longyear & Kevin O'Donnell Jr., and Jack C. Haldeman II. Not included: August, September, October, and November 1980 — not in this collection. Condition: Good vintage pulp collectibles. Subscription copies with mailing address labels on all front covers (visible in listing photos). Typical page-edge tanning for newsprint of this age; light edge and corner wear. July 1980 shows minor edge nicking noted in listing photos. Interiors appear clean with no writing observed in listing photos. Ships as one lot — eight magazines total. $54