collection of fourteen novelettes, two novellas and seventeen short stories (one a comprehensively rewritten version of his originally-published version), plus a reproduction of a published letter, with two introductions
contents:
introduction (nf) john j. pierce
brief introduction (nf) james a. mann
no, no, not rogov! (short story) if vol.9 #2, 2/1959
war no. 81-Q (ss) (rewrite) as ''la guerre no.81-Q'' in ''tu seras un autre'' cordwainer smith (1987), q.v. (this seems to be the first english language publication, in 1993)
mark elf (ss) saturn vol.1 #2, 5/1957
the queen of the afternoon (novelette) galaxy vol.39 #4, 4/1978
letter to the editor (reproduced in facsimile) fantasy book vol.1 #2(?), (9/3/1948(?)) as by paul linebarger
scanners live in vain (ntte) fantasy book vol.1 #6, 1960
the lady who sailed the soul (ntte) galaxy vol.18 #4, 4/1960; galaxy bre #79
when the people fell (ss) galaxy vol.17 #4, 4/1959; galaxy bre #73
think blue, count two (ntte) galaxy vol.21 #3, 2/1963
the colonel came back from the nothing-at-all (ss) ''the instrumentality of mankind'' cordwainer smith (1979), q.v.
the game of rat and dragon (ss) galaxy vol.11 #1, 10/1955; galaxy bre #34
the burning of the brain (ss) if vol.8 #6, 10/1958
from gustible's planet (ss) if vol.12 #3, 7/1962; if digest bre #17
himself in anachron (ss) as ''lui-même en anachron'' in ''les puissances de l'espace'' cordwainer smith (1987), q.v.
the crime and the glory of commander suzdal (ss) amazing vol.38 #5, 5/1964
golden the ship was -- oh! oh! oh! (ss) amazing vol.33 #4, 4/1959
the dead lady of clown town (novella) galaxy vol.22 #6, 8/1964
under old earth (ntte) galaxy vol.24 #3, 2/1966
drunkboat (ntte) amazing vol.37 #10, 10/1963
mother hitton's littul kittons (ntte) galaxy vol.19 #5, 6/1961; galaxy bre #86
alpha ralpha boulevard (ntte) f&sf vol.20 #6, 6/1961; galaxy atlas bre vol. II #11
the ballad of lost c'mell (ntte) galaxy vol.21 #1, 10/1962; galaxy bre #94
a planet named shayol (ntte) galaxy vol.20 #1, 10/1961; galaxy bre #88
on the gem planet (ntte) galaxy vol.22 #1, 10/1963
on the storm planet (ntte) galaxy vol.23 #3, 2/1965
on the sand planet (ntte) amazing vol.40 #3, 12/1965
three to a given star (ntte) galaxy vol.24 #1, 10/1965
down to a sunless sea (ntte) f&sf vol.49 #4, 10/1975
war no. 81-Q (ss) (original version) the adjutant vol. ix #1, 6/1928
western science is so wonderful (ss) if vol.9 #1, 12/1958
nancy (ss) satellite vol.3 #4, 3/1959
the fife of bodidharma (ss) fantastic vol.8 #6, 6/1959
angerhelm (ss) ''star science fiction 6'' ed. frederik pohl (1959), q.v.
the good friends (ss) worlds of tomorrow vol.1 #4, 10/1963
nesfa (new england science fiction association-owned publisher) imprint h/cvr first edition
at least ten near-identical printings, cover (d-j) price rising 5¢ with fourth or fifth printing, and then another $4 with the tenth - to $29.00 - when the isbn changes to an isbn13
cover (d-j) art by jack gaughan (reused from pyramid books mmpb of ''space lords'' (1965), q.v.)
cover (d-j) price $24.95
688pp? (check!) including titles, indica, table-of-contents, introduction by john j. pierce, short introduction by james a. mann (the editor) etc., end p., bound with endpapers between covered boards