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The Day of the Triffids
by Wyndham, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good/Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good. An SF classic: a post-apocalyptic novel where plants are the enemy. "The best writer of science fiction that England has ever produced."-Stephen King. First edition (states "first published..." on the copyright page, with no indication of later impressions). A very good copy in the original publisher's green cloth binding. Foxing to some pages and the page edges. In a complete but fair to good dust jacket, lined on the back (verso) with paper; back cover very dirty. On the plus side, this copy has the ownership names of "Hugh and Madeleine Franklin" in Madeleine's hand. Madeleine is best known by the name she used on her books, Madeleine L'Engle. L'Engle won the Newbery medal for a Wrinkle in Time.
Synopsis
The Day of the Triffids is a post-apocalyptic novel written in 1951 by the English science fiction author John Wyndham. Although Wyndham had already published other novels, this was the first published under the John Wyndham pen-name. It established him as an important writer, and remains his best known novel. When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids - huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh - can have their day. The Day of the Triffids , published in 1951, expresses many of the political concerns of its time: the Cold War, the fear of biological experimentation and the man-made apocalypse. However, with its terrifyingly believable insights into the genetic modification of plants, the book is more relevant today than ever before.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Downtown Brown Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 363093
- Title
- The Day of the Triffids
- Author
- Wyndham, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- sf17
- Bookseller catalogs
- SF / SCIENCE FICTION;
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