Books

Six-issue lot from 1981 — Vol. 5, the magazine's third full monthly year — published by Davis Publications. Dated digest-format issues from the early 1980s biweekly era; a solid run-builder lot for collectors completing a 1981 set alongside the separately listed April and June issues on the site. Included in this lot: - January 19, 1981 (Vol. 5, No. 1) — R. A. Wilson's "Island Man"; contributors include Larry Niven, Isaac Asimov, and John M. Ford. - February 16, 1981 (Vol. 5, No. 2) — Somtow Sucharitkul's "Rainbow King"; contributors include Sharon Webb and F. M. Busby. - March 16, 1981 (Vol. 5, No. 3) — Ted Reynolds's "Through All Your Houses Wandering"; contributors include R. A. Lafferty. - May 11, 1981 (Vol. 5, No. 5) — J. P. Boyd's "Moonbow"; contributors include Robert Silverberg and Avram Davidson. - July 6, 1981 (Vol. 5, No. 7) — Gregory Benford's "Exposures"; contributors include Avram Davidson and Janet Asimov (as J. O. Jeppson). - December 21, 1981 (Vol. 5, No. 13) — Janet Asimov's "The Time-Warp Trauma" (as J. O. Jeppson); contributors include Avram Davidson and Robert Silverberg. Not included: April 13, 1981 (Roger Zelazny's "Unicorn Variation") and June 8, 1981 — listed separately on the site. August, September, October, and November 1981 — not in this collection. Condition: Good vintage pulp collectibles. Newsstand copies with barcode on covers; no mailing labels observed on these six issues. Typical page-edge tanning for newsprint of this age; light edge and corner wear. Interiors appear clean with no writing observed in listing photos. Ships as one lot — six magazines total. $40