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Author: Randall Garrett Title: Takeoff! Publisher:   Starblaze Editions / Donning Publishing Country: USA Date: Apr 1980 Format: Paperback Class Number: 813.54 Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Humour ISBN-10: 0915442841 Cat#: SB10 Rating: 8.0  Rate Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  1 Owns Price Guide: Valuation Page » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

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© 1979 randall garrett
starblaze editions, the donning company/publishers, 5041 admiral wright road, virginia beach, virginia 23462 (usa)
first edition
8pp titles, indica +247 +9 unnumbered (indica extension, starblaze editions catalogue) = 264pp
cover art & b+w illos: (frank) kelly freas
price: $4.95

contents:

intro: a. e. van vogt
foreword: randall garrett
"gentlemen, please note" (astounding science fiction (asf) 10/1957 (2/1958 uk))
"backstage lensman" (analog science fiction (asf) 6/1978)
"the best policy" (astounding science fiction (asf) 7/1957 (11/1957 uk))
"the cosmic beat" (as "the hepcats of venus") fantastic 1/1962)
"despoilers of the golden empire" (as by "david gordon") astounding science fiction (asf) 3/1959 (6/1959 uk))
"the horror out of time" (fantasy & science fiction (f&sf) 3/1978)
"look out! duck!" (as by "david gordon" asf 9/1957 (1/1958 uk))
"masters of the metropolis" (f&sf 4/1957) by randall garrett and lin carter
"mustang" (f&sf 11/1961 (3/1962 uk))
"...no connections" (asf 6/1958)
"on the martian problem" (isaac asimov's sf magazine 10/1978)
"prehistoric note" (orig.)
"reviews in verse":
"isaac asimov's "the caves of steel"" (science fiction stories (sfs) 3/1956)
"alfred bester's "the demolished man"" (sfs 1/1956)
"l. sprague decamp's "lest darkness fall"" (sfs 9/1956)
"a. e. van vogt's "slan"" (science fiction quarterly 2/1956)
"poul anderson's "three hearts and three lions" "a calypso in search of a rhyme" (& stave music arranged by vicki ann heydron))" (orig?)
"john w. campbell's "who goes there?" (?/1956)
"the adventures of "little willie"":
"zap!" (f&sf 1/1963)
"blaze of glory" (f&sf 12/1955)
"hot argument" (f&sf 2/1960 (8/1960 uk))
"introduction to benedict breadfruit" (by reginald bretnor, as by "grendel briarton") (orig. or 1962):
"through time and space with benedict breadfruit" (as by "grandall barretton") ((amazing or fantastic) 1962)

"this book is dedicated to jerry moore..."

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ppint. 6th Nov 2017		parodies, some also reviews in verse (!); a very few are pastiches.

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