introduction (nf) lester del rey
the faithful (short story) astounding vol. xxii #2, 4/1938, two b+w illustrations by charles schneeman
cross of fire (ss) weird tales vol.33 #5, 5/1939; the magazine of horror vol.5 #6, 12/1969
anything (ss) unknown vol. ii #2, 10/1939 as by ''philip st. john''
habit (ss) astounding vol. xxiv #3, 11/1939
the smallest god (novelette) astounding vol. xxiv #5, 1/1940
the stars look down (ntte) astounding vol. xxv #6, 8/1940
doubled in brass (ss) unknown vol. ii #5, 1/1940 (an ellowan coppersmith story)
reincarnate (ntte) astounding vol. xxv #2, 4/1940
carillon of skulls (ss) unknown vol. iv #5, 2/1941; unknown bre vol.4 #5, ?/1949, by james h. beard, lester del rey, as by ''philip james
done without eagles (ss) astounding vol. xxv #6, 8/1940 as by ''philip st. john''
my name is legion (ntte) astounding vol. xxix #4, 6/1942
though poppies grow (ntte) unknown vol. vi #2, 8/1942
random house group ballantine books mmpb first printings sharing merkin-printed covers, first thus
first half of the h/cvr reprint collection, ''early del rey'' (1975), q.v.
cover art by greg hildebrandt, tim hildebrandt (signed hildebrandt, credited as the brothers hildebrandt)
cover price $1.95
340pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising
refer to indicia to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed
no priority established nor liable to be, both state first ballantine books edition: august 1978
some few thousands of copies imported 1978 by futura publications and distributed in the british isles (at least), bearing a white peelable uk price label on the back cover printed in black (80p?)