THE DROWNED WORLD.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1962. Octavo, boards. First British and First hardcover edition. Ballard's second novel. "Some seventy years hence life is only really possible in the Arctic and Antarctic and man is regressing into deeply buried racial memories." - Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), p. 160. "A marvelous culmination of the long British tradition of disaster stories." - Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-37. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-67. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 35. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 634-38. A fine copy in fine price-clipped dust jacket with mild wear at the head of the spine panel. A lovely copy of a scarce book. (2102). Item #2102
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