UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS: A History and Anthology of 'The Scientific Romance' in the Munsey Magazines, 1912 - 1920

by Moskowitz, Sam, editor. Edgar Rice Burroughs, A. Merritt and others, contributors.

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First edition · In dust jacket

New York:: Holt, Rinehart and Winston,, (1970). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (slight sunning to spine of dj, but a tight, straight and attractive copy) . First printing. An invaluable reference on early science fiction. Includes 9 classic stories originally published in Munsey Magazine between 1912-1920, edited by Moskowitz and featuring a long essay which gives a detailed history the eras. The stories include Under the Moons of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs; Darkness and Dawn by George Allan England; Polaris of the Snows by Charles B. Stilson; Palos of the Dog Star Pack by J. U. Giesy; Friend Island by Francis Stevens; The Moon Pool by A. Merritt; The Girl in the Golden Atom by Ray Cummings; The Mad Planet by Murray Leinster; and The Blind Spot by Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint. In his history of the Scientific Romance, Moskowitz discusses The Discovery of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Science Fiction in The Argosy, Robert H. Davis and The All Story Magazine and The All Story Magazine Loses Tarzan; H. P. Lovecraft and the Munsey Magazines; The Pulps Woo Women Readers; The Challenge of the Detective Pulps and more. Dust jacket by Roger Hane. xii, 433 pp.

• Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston,
• Year: 1970
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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