Mission to the Stars

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Overview:

Title: Mission to the Stars
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Year: 1962
Publisher: Digit Books
Price: 2/6
Pages: 160
Binding: Paperback
Type: Novel
Title Reference: Mission to the Stars
Notes:
Printing rank not determinable.
Artist not credited (the illustration was also used by Ace for Simak's City, credited to Ed Valigursky).
P1 verification copy has a sticker with price of 4/- and the cover was damaged on bottom left (where the price was printed). P2 verification copy has 2/6 printed on the spine bottom, price on the cover is visible, but damaged.
Icshi indicates this edition as the second Digit printing (November 1962) and Valigursky as the possible artist.
Tuck verifies the price and year as 1962
OCLC/WorldCat has 1963