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Trouble with Lichen (first edition)
de Wyndham, John
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good/Good
- Librería
-
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Sobre este artículo
London: Michael Joseph, 1960 London: Michael Joseph, 1960 190 pp. The plot of Trouble With Lichen concerns a young woman biochemist who discovers that a chemical extracted from an unusual strain of lichen (hence the title) can be used to retard the ageing process, enabling people to live to around 200-300 years. Wyndham speculates on how society would deal with this prospect.Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Previous owner's name on flyleaf. Black cloth boards with gold-stamped titles along spine are clean and bright, gold stamping is especially bright. Dust jacket has several short closed tears, one of which is neatly mended on verso, Price-clipped. In protective mylar. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good.
Sinopsis
Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist revolution.As each scientist wrestles with the implications and practicalities of exploiting the discovery, the world comes ever closer to learning the truth . . .Trouble With Lichen is a scintillating story of the power wielded by science in our lives and asks how much trust should we place in those we appoint to be its guardians?
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Detalles
- Librería
- Catron Grant Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 400585
- Título
- Trouble with Lichen (first edition)
- Autor
- Wyndham, John
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Edición
- First Edition.
- Editorial
- Michael Joseph
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1960
- Catálogos del vendedor
- English Literature and History; Science Fiction;
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
