England: Gollancz, Date: 1979. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Excellent copy in an unclipped jacket. 1979. Gollancz ISBN 0575026723 9780575026728 [AU]

Londo, U.K.: Victor Gollanz Ltd., Date: 1979. First British Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Award-winning writer, whiz-kid editor, wide-eyed fan, pioneering anthologist, and demon literary agent - Frederik Pohl's been all over the science-fiction field, including a stretch as President of the Science Fiction Writers of America. Here is his story of how he get to all those places and what it was like getting there. In it you will find.. What Isaac Asimov was like at 19. The truth behind the great World SF Convention War of 1939. How a teenager became a mover and shaker in the bizarre world of the pulp magazines. The strange mating rites of the sf community. How to represent most of the best sf writers and go broke. The dreams of new worlds and universes behind a body of completely original writing that has enlarged the horizons of three generations of readers..and netted the writers 1/2c to 3c per word. It's been a long road from the scruffy Ivory Tower where the Futurians denned to a time when much that was science fiction is now reality - and Fred Pohl retraces it all with candor, wit, and abiding love. Includes sixteen pages of black-and-white photos. Fine (with sm lower rear corner bump) first British edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or pricw-clipped} A70 1979. Victor Gollanz Ltd. ISBN 0575026723 9780575026728 [US]

New York: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, Date: 1979. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. Book is in Very Good + condition. Boards have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Fore edges have a small amount of wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Very Good + condition. Tiny bit of shelf wear/rub. Tiniest bit of wear along the edges. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar wrapper. Thanks and Enjoy. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks.. 1979. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd ISBN 0575026723 9780575026728 [US]

Full red cloth covered boards. "…compulsory reading for anyone who is interested in the development of science fiction…" Slight bump to heel of spine, small mark to dedication page. Jacket has light toning to flaps. Date: 1979. Victor Gollancz ISBN 0575026723 9780575026728 [US]

ISBN10: 0575026723, ISBN13: 9780575026728, [publisher: VICTOR GOLLANCZ, LONDON] Hardcover Autobiography of Science Fiction author Frederik Pohl. As a fan, writer, SF magazine editor and agent, Pohl has had an influential role in shaping modern Science Fiction. A fascinating and very readable account of the Science Fiction genre from an insider. First UK publication. Ex-library book. Slight surface damage to front endpaper, where the issuing form has been removed. Withdrawn stamp on same page and a small piece missing on the top of this page. Library coding sticker attached to the pastedown, on the reverse of the back board. Library coding marks on publishing details page. Slight marking on page edges. Clean pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Slight wear on dust jacket edges. Location: X30
[THETFORD, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1979]