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Authentic Science Fiction was a monthly science fiction magazine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authentic_Science_Fiction)
They issued an annual with many wonderful paintings. With a forward by Arthur C. Clarke, the contents are a mixture of articles and fictional stories by science fiction writers associated with the British Interplanetary Society (B.I.S.) and the London Science Fiction Circle. It has a number of interesting articles about the history of rockets, navigating rockets, a reprint of a B.I.S. paper on artificial satellites, and how to communicate with aliens. Also the usual comic strips, puzzles, and various games. A amazing treasure of the early British space literature.
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Campbell, H.J. (ed.). Illustrated by Richards, John, Campbell, H. J. The Authentic Book of Space. London : Hamilton and Co, Authentic Science Fiction. (102 p.) 28 cm.
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I happily count this as one of the more colorful children's space books of the time and an amazing treasure of early British space literature.
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Drop-dead gorgeous art! (Except I won't drop dead yet because then I'd miss your next post.)
ReplyDelete-- Michael S.
Excellent article!
ReplyDeleteI had a copy, in my youth, but I foolishly gave it away. It's definitely a classic.
ReplyDeleteDitto. My copy went the way of my Boy's Book of Space and Pictorial Encyclopaedia of Science. Everything I owned then is now collectable.
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