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HEINLEIN, ROBERT A. / THRILLING WONDER STORIES - Jerry Is a Man (in Thrilling Wonder Stories) (Oct. 1947)

Title: Jerry Is a Man (in Thrilling Wonder Stories) (Oct. 1947)
Description: New York: Standard Magazines Inc, 1947. Periodical. B&W Illustrations; This issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and cover edges have nicking, edge wear ans several small chips / tears. The text pages are clean but noticeably toned due to the acid content of the paper. The cover art is by Earle Bergey. Included are the complete novelet by Heinlein, and a second, entitled : The Darker Drink, by Leslie Charteris, along with short stories: The Time Twister by Francis Flagg and Weaver WRight, Probate by Margaret St. Clair, Exit the Professor by Henry Kuttner, and The Tongue Cannot Tell by Manly Wade Wellman. ""Jerry Was a Man" (1947) is a short story by American writer Robert A. Heinlein. It is about an attempt by a genetically modified chimpanzee to achieve human rights. The main theme of the story is civil liberties, in this case extended towards a group of genetically enhanced chimpanzees to allow them equal rights under the law. The story was originally published in Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1947, and is collected in the book Assignment in Eternity. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

Keywords: Science Fiction Pulp Magazines Robert A. Heinlein Thrilling Wonder Stories

Price: US$ 30.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 40308

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