WYNDHAM, John. The Chrysalids
WYNDHAM, John. The Chrysalids. London: Michael Joseph. 1955. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s black cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the dust jacket designed by ‘Wildsmith’. A good placeholder copy, the cloth stained to centre of both front and rear boards, the gilt dulled and rubbed. The binding tight and gently rolled, the textblock edges slightly spotted and toned, the contents generally clean, just some light and singular spots on occasion. The dust jacket unclipped, faint stains to front panel and toned to rear panel, with a handful of small nicks, chips and closed tears. Nevertheless presents better than the description here.
A decent example of the author’s third novel published under his real name, John Wyndham—he published three science fiction novels under the pseudonym John Beynon previously. The novel involves a group of telepathic youths vying for survival in a dystopian world decimated by unchecked genetic mutation. A major influence on Alex Garland’s 28 Days Later.
WYNDHAM, John. The Chrysalids. London: Michael Joseph. 1955. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s black cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the dust jacket designed by ‘Wildsmith’. A good placeholder copy, the cloth stained to centre of both front and rear boards, the gilt dulled and rubbed. The binding tight and gently rolled, the textblock edges slightly spotted and toned, the contents generally clean, just some light and singular spots on occasion. The dust jacket unclipped, faint stains to front panel and toned to rear panel, with a handful of small nicks, chips and closed tears. Nevertheless presents better than the description here.
A decent example of the author’s third novel published under his real name, John Wyndham—he published three science fiction novels under the pseudonym John Beynon previously. The novel involves a group of telepathic youths vying for survival in a dystopian world decimated by unchecked genetic mutation. A major influence on Alex Garland’s 28 Days Later.
WYNDHAM, John. The Chrysalids. London: Michael Joseph. 1955. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s black cloth lettered in gilt to the spine, in the dust jacket designed by ‘Wildsmith’. A good placeholder copy, the cloth stained to centre of both front and rear boards, the gilt dulled and rubbed. The binding tight and gently rolled, the textblock edges slightly spotted and toned, the contents generally clean, just some light and singular spots on occasion. The dust jacket unclipped, faint stains to front panel and toned to rear panel, with a handful of small nicks, chips and closed tears. Nevertheless presents better than the description here.
A decent example of the author’s third novel published under his real name, John Wyndham—he published three science fiction novels under the pseudonym John Beynon previously. The novel involves a group of telepathic youths vying for survival in a dystopian world decimated by unchecked genetic mutation. A major influence on Alex Garland’s 28 Days Later.