Courtship Rite as serialized in four parts in Analog: Science Fiction/Science Fact (February, March, April, and May 1982 / Vol. CII, Nos. 2-5)
Kingsbury, Donald; McLaughlin, Dean; Vinicoff, Eric; Bova, Ben; Tellure, Alison; Clarke, Arthur C.; Byers, Edward A.; Zahn, Timothy; Chilson, Rob; Schmidt, Stanley (ed.)
Marion, OH: Davis Publications, 1982.
178 pp.; 19.5 x 13 x 1 cm [each issue]
Softcover (very good)

Four issues of Analog magazine that contain the complete four-part serialization of Donald Kingsbury's novel Courtship Rite. February 1982 issue also includes the novelettes "The Eternal Juice Machine" by Dean McLaughlin and "Patrol Team" by Eric Vinicoff as well as short stories by Christopher Anvil and Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg. March 1982 issue also includes the novelettes "Green-Eyed Lady, Laughing Lady" by Alison Tellure and "Final Solution" by Timothy Zahn as well as short stories by Michael A. Banks and Rick Norwood. April 1982 issue (issued as March 29, 1982) also includes the novelettes "Virgy" by Edward A. Byers and "Pawn's Gambit" by Timothy Zahn as well as short stories by Ray Brown, Greg Bear, and Sam Nicholson and non-fiction by Arthur C. Clarke. May 1982 issue also includes the novelettes "Unitive Factor" by Timothy Zahn and "Meet Me At Apogee" by Bill Johnson as well as short stories by Russell M. Griffin, Thomas A. Easton, and Rob Chilson. All issues are in very good condition with minimal wear to the covers. The February, March, and April issues all have the address sticker affixed to the front; no address sticker on the May issue. A handsome set of this novel's first publication.