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ROBOTS HAVE NO TAILS
Padgett, Lewis (pseudonym of Henry Kuttner and Catherine Lucile Moore)
Publisher: Gnome Press... Date published: 1952 Format: Hardcover

Octavo, boards. First edition. This copy is signed by Moore on the title page. A collection of five linked stories featuring Gallegher, an alcoholic inventor, first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION in the 1940s. "Amusing adventures of Gallegher, who is capable of inventing fantastic devices only when he is drunk. He has a robot sidekick. All very silly, but they were regarded as among the best humorous SF of their day." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 309. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-245. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with just a touch of dust soiling to yellow ink. A nice copy. Rarely found signed by Moore. (#169041)
$750.00

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