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Fifth Planet by Fred & Geoffrey Hoyle
A Fawcett Gold Medal Book - Fawcett Publications, Inc., Greenwich, CT - copyright 1963
#T2243

Paperback
4 1/4 x 7 inches, 192 pages

Fifth Planet is a science fiction novel written by astrophysicist Sir Fred Hoyle and his son Geoffrey Hoyle.

Another star is due to pass close to the sun, close enough for conventional spacecraft to reach it. The first planets observed are four gas giants, but then an inner 'Fifth Planet' is found. Signs of chlorophyll are detected, suggesting that it supports life. Rival Soviet and US expeditions are launched to visit it. (The world balance as it existed in 1963 is assumed to be still in place.)

One important aspect of the plot is that the Soviet expedition includes the first woman in space. This fictional milestone was eclipsed by reality soon after publication, when Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman in space on Vostok 6 in June 1963.
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HarperCollins Publishers, 1979. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

HarperCollins (paper), 1979. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Crest, 1973. Reprint, undated (about 1973); #M2873. Cover art is uncredited. Creased; lean; tanning; minor cover scars; store stamp inside rear cover; X on top end in pen. Reading copy.. Mass Market Paperback. Reading Copy.

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Crest, 1970. [2nd printing, 1970] #T2243. Cover art is uncredited. Tanning; edge and corner wear with small losses; creasing. Reading copy.. Mass Market Paperback. Reading Copy.

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Crest, 1965. 1st printing, May 1965; #d812. Cover art is uncredited. 1" loss at heel; lean; small edge chips and tear; minor wet spots; creasing.. Mass Market Paperback. Reading Copy.

Fawcett Crest, 1963-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Good. .

UsedVeryGood. 1965 Fawcett Crest paperback; no writing or tears; small tear at base of spine; s

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Crest, 1970. [2nd printing, 1970] #T2243. Cover art is uncredited. Tanning; edgewear; minor creasing.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

Fawcett, 1965-01-01. mass_market. Very Good. 0x0x0. This book is in very good condition, and it is from the stated year that the listing says it was printed.

Fawcett Crest, 1963-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. in x in x in. 1963. Mass Market Paperback. 192 pages. Some surface and edge wear to cover. Pages are in good condition.

Fawcett Publications. Paperback, in Very Good condition, no stamps or writing, light edge wear, paper is tanning with age, straight spine, solid binding, clean unmarked pages, nice shape for an older book, . Very Good. Paperback. 1963.

HarperPerennial, 1979. Some spine wear.. Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus.

Crest Book/Fawcett, 1965. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harper & Row, 1963. Jacket has two short tears, price clipped from flap.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.

Crest, 1965. Softcover. Good. d812

Fawcett Gold Medal. Softcover. Very Good. T2243, later printing

Fawcett Gold Medal. Softcover. Very Good. T2243, later printing

New York: Fawcett, 1963. Slight shelf/edge & corner wear. . First Edition First Printing.. A Mass Market Paperback. Fine/No Jacket As Published. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Trade Book.