Boulle (Pierre) Monkey Planet
£375
London, Martin Secker, 1964.
First English edition. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 18s.
First English edition of the basis for ‘The Planet of the Apes’ franchise.
In stock
Ex-library copy with sticker to front pastedown and stamps to front free endpaper and verso of title-page; jacket slightly dulled at spine but overall very good.
Jacket artwork by Margaret Eastoe.
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