THE BODY SNATCHERS.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955. Octavo, boards. First edition. "Seed-pod aliens take over a small American town, replacing people with will-less simulacra. A memorable piece of paranoia, similar to Heinlein's THE PUPPET MASTERS (1951)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 45. "A chilling classic..."- Barron (ed.) Horror Literature 4-116. This novel has now been filmed four times, a classic of the genre. The first film version directed by Don Siegel starring Kevin McCarthy was released at the height of the Red scare of the 1950s. The latest version appeared in 2007 titled "Invasion". Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-401. Barron, ed., Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-136. King list, p. 390. Winter list, p. 269. Small black ink mark to upper fore edge, text paper age darkening, mild bruise to lower left front corner, a nearly fine copy in a bright, very good price clipped dust jacket with light rubbing to edges and folds, tiny 8 mm tear to lower left front corner with crease, mild vertical crease to spine panel. (28421). Item #28421
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