vengeance is mine (novelette) galaxy vol.12 #4, 2/1964 as ''to avenge man'', the cover story, art by richard mckenna (not the author), two b+w illustrations by gray morrow
superstition (ntte) astounding vol. lii #6, 8/1954, four b+w illustrations by (frank kelly) freas; astounding atlas bre vol.11 #1, 1/1955 no illustrations
life watch (ntte) fantastic universe vol.2 #2, 9/1954 as ''the life watch''
for i am a jealous people! (novella) in ''star short novels'' ed. frederik pohl (1954), q.v.
pursuit (ntte) space sf vol.1 #1, 5/1952; space sf bre vol.2 #3 (bre of vol.1 #1 complete) 1953
random house group ballantine books imprint mmpb first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first edition
reprint collection of three novelettes and two novellas (or four novelettes and a novella);
either way, cover strap-line ''five novels of science fiction'' is stretching it more than a little...
author's surname is mis-spelled ''del ray'' on the title page of both variants
cover art by jacques wyrs (unsigned, credited)
cover price $1.25
252pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
refer to indicia publishing history to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed
no priority established nor liable to be, both state first printing: february, 1973