Galactic Empires - Vol. 1 & 2 - Edited by Brian Aldiss BCE Hardcover Editions

Condition: Signs of wear and consistent use. See images for the condition of these two books.

Blurb:
Table of Contents Volume 1:

Introduction - (1976) - essay by Brian W. Aldiss
A Sense of Perspective - (1976) - essay by Brian W. Aldiss
Been a Long, Long Time - (1970) - short story by R. A. Lafferty
The Possessed - (1953) - short story by Arthur C. Clarke
Protected Species - (1951) - short story by H. B. Fyfe
All the Way Back - (1952) - short story by Michael Shaara
'Wider Still and Wider...' - (1976) - essay by Brian W. Aldiss
The Star Plunderer - (1952) - novelette by Poul Anderson
Foundation - (1942) - novelette by Isaac Asimov
We're Civilized! - (1953) - short story by Mark Clifton and Alex Apostolides
Horses in the Starship Hold - (1976) - essay by Brian W. Aldiss
The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal - (1964) - short story by Cordwainer Smith
The Rebel of Valkyr - (1950) - novella by Alfred Coppel
Brightness Falls from the Air - (1951) - short story by Margaret St. Clair
Immigrant - (1954) - novella by Clifford D. Simak
The Health Service in the Skies - (1976) - essay by Brian W. Aldiss
Resident Physician - (1961) - novelette by James White
Age of Retirement - (1954) - short story by Hal Lynch
Planting Time - (1975) - short story by Pete Adams and Charles Nightingale

Volume Two Contents:

vi • Introduction (Galactic Empires Volume Two) • (1976) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
1 • "You Can't Impose Civilization by Force" (Galactic Empires: Volume Two) • (1976) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
8 • Escape to Chaos • (1951) • novella by John D. MacDonald
55 • Concealment • [Mixed Men] • (1943) • short story by A. E. van Vogt
72 • To Civilize • (1954) • short story by Algis Budrys
82 • Beep • (1954) • novelette by James Blish
123 • The Other End of the Stick • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
126 • Down the River • (1950) • short story by Mack Reynolds
135 • The Bounty Hunter • (1958) • short story by Avram Davidson
141 • Not Yet the End • (1941) • short story by Fredric Brown
145 • All Things Are Cyclic • (1976) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
150 • Tonight the Stars Revolt! • (1952) • novella by Gardner F. Fox
192 • Final Encounter • (1964) • short story by Harry Harrison
215 • Big Ancestors and Descendants • (1976) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss
219 • Lord of a Thousand Suns • (1951) • novelette by Poul Anderson
251 • Big Ancestor • (1954) • novelette by F. L. Wallace [as by Floyd L. Wallace]
278 • The Interlopers • (1954) • short story by Roger Dee
296 • Epilogue (Galactic Empires Volume Two) • (1976) • essay by Brian W. Aldiss