Wyndham (John) The Day of the Triffids
£695
London, Michael Joseph, 1951.
First edition. 8vo. Original green cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 10s 6d.
The first edition of Wyndham’s Sci-Fi classic: ‘”Triffid” has become part of the literary vocabulary, much as “robot” entered every-day English – through science fiction (“Robot” first appeared in Karel Capek’s science fiction drama R.U.R., 1920.)… In terms of popularity, Triffids stands as one of the most successful science fiction novels of the twentieth century.’ (Bleiler, Science Fiction Writers).
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Light ink names to front pastedown; cloth bumped and slightly marked; jacket with some edge wear and chipping, minor marking.
Jacket artwork by Patrick Gierth.
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