SF '59: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy

SF '59: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy is a 1959 anthology of science fiction and fantasy short stories and articles edited by Judith Merril. It was published by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000 copies, some of which were never bound. It was the fourth in a series of 12 annual anthologies edited by Merrill. Most of the stories and articles originally appeared in the magazines Fantasy and Science Fiction, Astounding, Playboy, The Saturday Evening Post, If, Galaxy Science Fiction, Nebula, Science-Fantasy, Fantastic Universe, Venture, Lilliput, The New Yorker and Future.

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