Well, it does what it says on the tin. Eleven classic SF stories from the 1940s & 1950s.

"The Wings of Night" by Lester Del Rey: Two astronauts encounter life on the moon, and find each has something to offer the other.

"The Holes Around Mars" by Jerome Bixby: A space crew investigates odd geological features on Mars.

"Kaleidoscope" by Ray Bradbury: Depicts the last moments of a crew sent floating into space by the destruction of their ship.

"I'll Build Your Dream Castle" by Jack Vance: An architect finds a novel way to beat the competition in the housing business.

"Far Centaurus" by A.E. Van Vogt: Spacemen on a journey of hundreds of years make a startling discovery upon reaching their destination.

"Propagandist" by Murray Leinster: The story of humans hunting a hostile alien race, the innocent inhabitants of the planet below, and the confused canine that stands between them.

"Cabin Boy" by Damon Knight: A human ship becomes trapped by a strange lifeform and its crew must learn to communicate with it before they are converted into food.

"A Walk in the Dark" by Arthur C. Clarke: A spaceman traveling alone to a landing site is haunted by the stories he's heard of something lurking out there in the dark. Ends with a zinger reminiscent of Lovecraft!

"Blind Alley" by Isaac Asimov: A bureaucrat uses his position to help an alien race escape the evolutionary dead end in which they've been kept.

"The Helping Hand" by Poul Anderson: Examines the loss of cultural identity that comes with assimilation, and shows that it is sometimes better, in the long run, to decline certain kinds of assistance.

"Allamagoosa" by Eric Frank Russell: A typographical error in a ship's inventory list causes chaos and panic.

A great collection of stories by genre legends. It makes me want to seek out more from this editor. ( )