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Sounds like you’ve got it. I wasn’t sure if the second story was part of the collection or not. What’s a verification copy tho?– BroklyniteCommented Oct 25, 2018 at 7:39
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thanks, that’s a really nice bit of info– BroklyniteCommented Oct 25, 2018 at 11:42
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"Liquid Life" also appeared in the anthology Great Stories of Science Fiction (Random House, 1951) edited by Murray Leinster. I don't remember a story about a universal solvent. So it's only a half a candidate for the likely anthology.– a4androidCommented Oct 25, 2018 at 12:11
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@user14111 You obviously have well-stocked library. My suggestion was only half-plausible, as I noted in my comment, and corroborated by yourself as being even more dubious than I first thought. Farley's "Liquid Life" wasn't a brilliant story. I'm amazed it was anthologized severally. Standards of writing have risen. The best story in TBOSF was Leinster's "Kingman" story IMHO. He contributed two other stories as well. I appreciate your detailed & well-researched response.– a4androidCommented Oct 26, 2018 at 1:38
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