Great Tales from MZB from 1954 to 1980. In some of these takes you will find the beginnings of Ms. Bradley's fantastic world of Darkover.
The author's selection of the best of her own short stories, with a short autobiographical introduction. Contains several early stories from when she was first developing her idea of the Terran Empire (related to, though not all fully consistent with, the Darkover books), as well as two Darkover stories and the initial Lythande short story. A must for any MZB completist, and a pretty good read for anyone who likes her work.