THE DROWNED WORLD.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1962. Octavo, boards. First 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. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-67. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 35. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 634-38]. Toning to text paper, foxing to page edges, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket (code "X22" at bottom right corner of rear flap and price "15/- / net" on front flap) with toning to jacket edges and spine, a little mild soiling and a touch of wear to spine ends. (36150). Item #36150
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