The Day of the Triffids
de John Wyndham
- Usado
- Tapa blanda
- First
- Estado
- Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Librería
-
Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
Penguin, 1954. First Thus. Softcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book 1968 reprint. Reading copy Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 272 pages. Item Type: Book. Tear to front cover with some loss, Text block unaffected.. Previous owner's signature in ink. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 034571. .
Sinopsis
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.
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- H4o Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 034571
- Título
- The Day of the Triffids
- Autor
- John Wyndham
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Softcover
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fair Condition
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Dust Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Thus
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Editorial
- Penguin
- Fecha de publicación
- 1954
- Palabras clave
- BZDB69 Science Fiction & Fantasy Science Fiction & Fantasy; The Day of the Triffids John Wyndham
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Science Fiction & Fantasy;
Términos de venta
H4o Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
Sobre el vendedor
H4o Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2015
Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
Sobre H4o Books
Online only dealership established in 2005. We have a varied general stock but specialise in Military and other History, Modern Fiction and Science Fiction, and Children's books
Glosario
Algunos términos que podrían usarse en esta descripción incluyen:
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
