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The classic book of science fiction / edited by Groff Conklin ; with a new foreword by George Gessner

by Groff Conklin, George Gessner

This collection of science fiction stories explores future civilisations, interplanetary travel, and encounters with extraterrestrial beings.

Accession 35858 ISBN 0517357267 Publisher —
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