The X Factor

Andre Norton

earliest edition we have, 1965 Ace Books, 1972 paperback 158 pages

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Editions we hold

The X Factor paperback · 1984 · Ballantine Books · 191 pages · 9780345315571
The X Factor paperback · 1981 · Fawcett Publications · 191 pages · 9780449243954
The X Factor paperback · 1972 · Ace Books · 158 pages · 9780441925537
The X Factor paperback · 1970 · Ace Books · 158 pages · 9780441925513
X. Factor hardcover · 1967 · Littlehampton Book Services Ltd · 192 pages · 9780575002135
The X Factor paperback · 1965 · Ace Books · 158 pages · 9780441076468
The X Factor edition · 1965 · Harcourt, Brace & World · 9780152997052

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