Groff Conklin (Editor) “Operation Future” Vintage Paperback 1955

Operation Future
Edited by the legendary anthologist Groff Conklin, *Operation Future* is a mid-century science fiction compilation featuring seventeen stories and two short novels by the genre’s founding giants.
This vintage collection showcases early works by Isaac Asimov, Theodore Sturgeon, Clifford D. Simak, and Murray Leinster, exploring the frontiers of space travel, robotics, and telepathy.
With its iconic cover art depicting a retro-futuristic lunar exploration, this paperback captures the golden age of science fiction optimism and imagination.

A perfect gift for any devotee of mid-century speculative fiction!

#### **Book Details**
* **Author:** Groff Conklin (Editor)
* **Illustrator:** Robert Schulz (Cover Artist)
* **Publisher:** Permabooks
* **Binding:** Paperback
* **Edition Points:** Permabook Edition (M-4022), First Printing, May 1955. Cover price 35¢.
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**Condition Report**
* **Overall Grade:** Very Good – to Very Good
* **Cover & Spine:** Front cover art by Robert Schulz is colorful and bright, slight hint of light soiling along upper edge, glossy surface still quite nice.  Back cover shows some surface rubbing in white area, but overall still quite crisp.  Spine is just so slightly cocked, but smooth, not curled or creased.
* **Dust Jacket:** N/A (Paperback)
* **Text Block & Pages:** Text block exhibits uniform, light age-toning typical of 1950s stock, remaining clean and entirely supple. Interior pages are unmarked.  No loose, torn or folded pages.
* **Binding:** Tight and structurally sound.

Overall an above average 70+ year old paperback.
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See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.

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