The History of Civilization

1961 novel boxset by Edward Elmer Smith

The History of Civilization

Author| Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.
Illustrator| A. J. Donnell and Ric Binkley
Language| English
Series| Lensman series
Genre| Science fiction novel
Publisher| Fantasy Press

Publication date

| 1961
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardback)
Pages| 6 volumes
OCLC| 18892200

The History of Civilization is a boxed set of science fiction novels by author Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. It contains the six novels of Smith's Lensman series. The set was published in 1961 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 75 copies. Each volume was printed from the original Fantasy Press plates, but with a new title page giving the name of the set. They were bound in red half-leather, numbered and signed by Smith.

## Contents

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* Volume 1 Triplanetary
* Volume 2 First Lensman
* Volume 3 Galactic Patrol
* Volume 4 Gray Lensman
* Volume 5 Second Stage Lensmen
* Volume 6 Children of the Lens

## Reprints

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Old Earth Books reprinted the set in 1998 in a limited edition of 100 copies, bound in leather with a slipcase.

## References

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* Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. pp. 241, 486.
* Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 1123\. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.

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E. E. Smith bibliography

Lensman|

* Triplanetary
* First Lensman
* Galactic Patrol
* Grey Lensman
* Second Stage Lensmen
* Children of the Lens
* The Vortex Blaster

Skylark|

* The Skylark of Space
* Skylark Three
* Skylark of Valeron
* Skylark DuQuesne

Subspace|

* Subspace Explorers
* Subspace Encounter

Other|

* Spacehounds of IPC

Adaptations|

* Galactic Patrol Lensman
* Lensman

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