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The Planet Explorer (Formerly *Colonial Survey*) (Vintage Avon SF, T-202)

The Planet Explorer (Formerly *Colonial Survey*) (Vintage Avon SF, T-202)

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The Planet Explorer (Formerly *Colonial Survey*) (Vintage Avon SF, T-202)

by Leinster, Murray. (pseudonym of William Fitzgerald Jenkins)

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USA: Avon Book, 1957. Book. Illus. by Painted Front Cover.. Very Good +. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher.. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 171 pages. (Hugo Prize Winner) "Centuries, eons from now the peculiar, fantastic astounding Mind of Man will conquer strange, new worlds, presently beyond the reaches of imagination - and probe the meaning of the central core of infinity with instruments of incredible scientific precision!" >>Cover creasing.; Store stamp to front end page..

Synopsis

Eons from now, Man will hurtle through the void in gravity-defying ships across light years of distance to far-flung planets . . . And more staggering yet, he will colonize these islands in the unimaginably vast ocean of space. There will be world, such as:LANI III -- a glacier-land warmed by manXOSA II-- a shining desert made green by manLOREN II -- an inferno of beasts, tamed by manThe fascinating and heroic story of a trail-blazer to the unknown -- outer-space service officer Bordman, who uses incredible knowledge and skill to make the star-flung outposts of civilization ready to receive new, vast surges of humanity!

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Planet Explorer (Formerly *Colonial Survey*) (Vintage Avon SF, T-202)
Author
Leinster, Murray. (pseudonym of William Fitzgerald Jenkins)
Illustrator
Painted Front Cover.
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Very Good +
Edition
First Edition By This Publisher.
Publisher
Avon Book
Place of Publication
USA
Date Published
1957
Size
16mo - over 5¾" - 6&

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