PITFCS: Proceedings of the Institute for Twenty-First Century Studies [FIRST EDITION]
by COGSWELL, Theodore R.; BUDRYS, Algis
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Advent Publishers, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Large 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear and 2 closed tears at bottom edge of front jacket cover.
This is an uncommon first edition reprint of the full run of PITFCS (Publications of the Institute for Twenty-First Century Studies), an influential hard science fiction fanzine "for pros," which ran from 1959-1971. It was supplanted by SFWA in 1965, which filled a similar niche. A magazine for and by professional science fiction writers and editors, PITFCS was a wealth of both a self-serious examination of the nuances of mid-century genre fiction and a tongue-in-cheek insider's look at the same (Cogswell's motto was "PITFCS are *never* proofread"). An enormous and terribly entertaining volume for sci-fi lit superfans.
This is an uncommon first edition reprint of the full run of PITFCS (Publications of the Institute for Twenty-First Century Studies), an influential hard science fiction fanzine "for pros," which ran from 1959-1971. It was supplanted by SFWA in 1965, which filled a similar niche. A magazine for and by professional science fiction writers and editors, PITFCS was a wealth of both a self-serious examination of the nuances of mid-century genre fiction and a tongue-in-cheek insider's look at the same (Cogswell's motto was "PITFCS are *never* proofread"). An enormous and terribly entertaining volume for sci-fi lit superfans.
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- Uncharted Books (US)
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- 6076
- Title
- PITFCS: Proceedings of the Institute for Twenty-First Century Studies [FIRST EDITION]
- Author
- COGSWELL, Theodore R.; BUDRYS, Algis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Advent Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1992
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