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THE GENOCIDES.

Disch, Thomas.

London: Ronald Whiting & Wheaton, [1967]. Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. The author's first book, first published as a paperback original in 1965. "Indifferent aliens turn the Earth into a vegetable patch. Humans become scurrying vermin, surviving among the roots of vast otherworldly plants. A blackly humorous debut book by a brilliant writer." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), pp. 153-4. A 1965 Nebula nominee. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-185]. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to the spine ends. A lovely copy. (28438). Item #28438

Price: $750.00