Waldo and Magic, Inc.
Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 219pp. Collects two novellas, 'Waldo' (ASTOUNDING, 1942) and 'Magic, Inc.' (UNKNOWN, 1940). ''Waldo' concerns a sick young engineer who is obliged to live in the weightless conditions of an orbiting satellite in order to compensate for his wasted muscles -- but from there he is able to solve several of Earth's problems. (Real-life remote-control manipulation devices have been named 'waldoes' after the hero of this story.) The other piece. 'Magic, Inc.,' is an enjoyable fantasy about a world where magic is taken for granted.' - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. [407]. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-171. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 792. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 942-44. Baird and Greenwood, An Annotated Bibliography of California Fiction 1664-1970 1151. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with touch of rubbing at spine ends, front corner tips, and along front spine fold. A very nice copy. Very Good / Very Good. Item #6958
Price: $350.00