New York, NY: Lancer Books. Very Good. 1967. 1st Edition Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Cover Art; This is a mass market paperback book. Lancer Book # 73-550, with a .60price. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The white covers of the book have some light generalized toning, especially the spine. The text pages have noticeable toning. "Richard Wilson (23 September 1920 – 29 March 1987) was an American science fiction writer and fan. He was a member of the Futurians, and was married for a time to Leslie Perri, who had also been a Futurian. His books included the novels The Girls from Planet 5 (1955) ; 30-Day Wonder (1960) ; and And Then the Town Took Off (1960) ; and the collections Those Idiots from Earth (1957) and Time Out for Tomorrow (1962). His short stories included "The Eight Billion" (nominated for a Nebula Award as Best Short Story in 1965) ; "Mother to the World" (nominated for the Hugo for Best Novelette in 1969 and winner of the Nebula in 1968) ; and "The Story Writer" (nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 1979). " (from Wikipedia) .

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Bookseller: S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB) (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: A47371
Title: The Girls from Planet 5
Author: Wilson, Richard
Illustrator: Kelly Freas
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition Thus
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Lancer Books
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1967
Keywords: Science Fiction And Fantasy, Richard Wilsonb, Futurians, Kelly Freas, Frank Kelly Freas, Texas

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S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.

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