Greybeard

New York: Harcourt Brace & World, Inc., 1964. Edge and corner wear to the dj, scuffed and scratched, tear in the front at the top of the spine and some chipping in the base of the spine, corners are bumped and rubbed, small piece of tape on the front of the dj, some light shelf wear, ex-library with the usual library markings, overall a clean, collectible first edition! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! 245 adventure-filled and magical pages! "Brian W. Aldiss posits a future in which mankind and most other mammals have been rendered sterile because of a cosmic 'Accident' in 1981. By 2029, 'large organizations had gone the way of large animals; the hedges grew, the copses heaved their shoulders and became forests; the rivers spread into marshland; and the mammal with the big brain eked out his dotage in small communites.' Restive after eleven years in such a community, Algy Timberlane and his wife, Martha ---- both fifty-four, still full of zest for living and feeling young in a world of the elderly and ancient ---- go voyaging down the Thames from its upper reaches, hoping to make their way to the coast.....". First Edition / First Printing. Gray Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.