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Goodreads "Classic Science Fiction 1950-1959"

To celebrate the classic SF of the 1950's, I've used a blend of early and modern covers, as vivid as possible. I think you'll find some of them rather quaint.
BTW, I'm fairly sure I read many of these books as a child in the 60's but can't accurately recall which ones, so I've only checked off works I've definitely read.
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
1
Ray Bradbury
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
2
Isaac Asimov
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
3
Ray Bradbury
The Foundation Trilogy (Isaac Asimov)
The Foundation Trilogy
4
Isaac Asimov
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
5
Isaac Asimov
Starship Troopers (Robert A. Heinlein)
Starship Troopers
6
Robert A. Heinlein
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
7
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
8
Arthur C. Clarke
The Stars My Destination (Alfred Bester)
The Stars My Destination
9
Alfred Bester
The Caves of Steel (Isaac Asimov)
The Caves of Steel
10
Isaac Asimov
The Day of the Triffids (John Wyndham)
The Day of the Triffids
11
John Wyndham
The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester)
The Demolished Man
12
Alfred Bester
Foundation and Empire (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation and Empire
13
Isaac Asimov
The Illustrated Man (Ray Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man
14
Ray Bradbury
The Door Into Summer (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Door Into Summer
15
Robert A. Heinlein
The Naked Sun (Isaac Asimov)
The Naked Sun
16
Isaac Asimov
Second Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Second Foundation
17
Isaac Asimov
The Puppet Masters (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Puppet Masters
18
Robert A. Heinlein
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
19
Kurt Vonnegut
The End of Eternity (Isaac Asimov)
The End of Eternity
20
Isaac Asimov
The Space Merchants (Frederik Pohl & C.M. Kornbluth)
The Space Merchants
21
Frederik Pohl & C.M. Kornbluth
I Am Legend and Other Stories (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend and Other Stories
22
Richard Matheson
City (Clifford D. Simak)
City
23
Clifford D. Simak
Double Star (Robert A. Heinlein)
Double Star
24
Robert A. Heinlein
More Than Human (Theodore Sturgeon)
More Than Human
25
Theodore Sturgeon
Have Space Suit - Will Travel (Robert A. Heinlein)
Have Space Suit - Will Travel
26
Robert A. Heinlein
The Midwich Cuckoos (John Wyndham)
The Midwich Cuckoos
27
John Wyndham
The City and the Stars (Arthur C. Clarke)
The City and the Stars
28
Arthur C. Clarke
Methuselah's Children (Robert A. Heinlein)
Methuselah's Children
29
Robert A. Heinlein
Citizen of the Galaxy (Robert A. Heinlein)
Citizen of the Galaxy
30
Robert A. Heinlein
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
31
Daniel Keyes
Time Out of Joint (Philip K. Dick)
Time Out of Joint
32
Philip K. Dick
The Minority Report (Philip K. Dick)
The Minority Report
33
Philip K. Dick
Tunnel in the Sky (Robert A. Heinlein)
Tunnel in the Sky
34
Robert A. Heinlein
The Death of Grass (John Christopher)
The Death of Grass
35
John Christopher
The Stars, Like Dust (Isaac Asimov)
The Stars, Like Dust
36
Isaac Asimov
The Weapon Shops of Isher (A. E. Van Vogt)
The Weapon Shops of Isher
37
A. E. Van Vogt
The Voyage of the Space Beagle (A.E. Van Vogt)
The Voyage of the Space Beagle
38
A.E. Van Vogt
The Currents of Space (Isaac Asimov)
The Currents of Space
39
Isaac Asimov
Eye in the Sky (Philip K. Dick)
Eye in the Sky
40
Philip K. Dick
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