(1918- ) US publisher and anthologist, not to be confused with Martin H Greenberg, no relation. In 1948 he cofounded with David A Kyle and others Gnome Press, one of the small but important early publishers of Genre SF in hardcover format. Greenberg edited seven anthologies for Gnome, of which Coming Attractions (anth 1957) consisted of sf-related nonfiction articles. The others were Men Against the Stars (anth 1950; cut vt 9 Stories from Men Against the Stars 1963), Travelers of Space (anth 1951), with 16 illustrations by Edd Cartier, Journey to Infinity (anth 1951), Five Science Fiction Novels (anth 1952; with two stories omitted, cut vt The Crucible of Power 1953), The Robot and the Man (anth 1953) and All About the Future (anth 1955). Most are loosely thematic. [PN]
see also: First Fandom Hall of Fame; Small Presses and Limited Editions.
Martin Greenberg
born Norfolk, Virginia: 3 February 1918
died
works as editor
- Men Against the Stars (New York: Gnome Press, 1950) [anth: hb/Edd Cartier]
- Travelers of Space (New York: Gnome Press, 1951) [anth: illus/Edd Cartier: hb/Edd Cartier]
- Journey to Infinity (New York: Gnome Press, 1951) [anth: hb/Edd Cartier]
- Five Science Fiction Novels (New York: Gnome Press, 1952) [anth: novellas by Norvell W Page, Fritz Leiber, Norman L Knight, A E van Vogt and Jack Williamson: hb/Kelly Freas]
- The Robot and the Man (New York: Gnome Press, 1953) [anth: hb/Ric Binkley]
- All About the Future (New York: Gnome Press, 1955) [anth: hb/Ed Emshwiller]
- Coming Attractions (New York: Gnome Press, 1957) [nonfiction: anth: hb/W I Van der Poel]
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