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THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS.

Wyndham, John (pseudonym of John Beynon Harris).

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1951. Octavo, cloth. First edition. This precedes the British edition that has textual differences. Runner-up for the 1952 International Fantasy Award. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-199. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 5]. A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with rubbing and shelf wear to corners and spine ends with some associated nicks and shallow loss, front spine fold rubbed, small 7 mm closed tear to upper front panel, small closed tear to upper left rear panel, clear tape reinforcement to verso of upper and lower spine panel. (36128). Item #36128

Price: $950.00