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ASTOUNDING 1956,March

Trace of embossed nameplate of first owner near middle/top of cover.

Astounding Science Fiction March 1956 (Volume 57, Number 1)
Illustrations by Ed Emshwiller, Kelly Freas, H. R. van Dongen. Cover by Ed Emshwiller (for "Exploration Team.")

Novelette: "Exploration Team" by Murray Leinster (Hugo winner for short fiction; incorporated into fix-up Colonial Survey, a.k.a. The Planet Explorer.).

Stories: "Man in the Sky" by Algis Budry)
"Minor Ingredient" by Eric Frank Russell
"A Nice Little Niche" by Herbert L. Cooper.

Serial: "Double Star" (Conclusion) by Robert A. Heinlein (this won the Hugo award for best novel.)

Article: "Correlation of the Martian Canal Network" by Wells Alan Webb.

John W. Campbell's editorial is "Mutation and Cultures"; Book reviews by P. Schuyler Miller.