The Drought
- London: Jonathan Cape, 1965
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. First edition. Fine/Fine. The preferred first British and hardcover edition. Original brown cloth gilt in dust jacket. Top edge red, a small Foyles book ticket to foot of front pastedown. A Fine, pristine copy in like dust jacket, rarely found in such beautiful condition. An exceptional example of Ballard's classic science fiction novel.
Originally published in the United States in 1964 under the title The Burning World, it was retitled and published by Jonathan Cape in 1965. One of Ballard's key 'climate novels' and part of what some critics describe as his 'catastrophe trilogy' alongside The Drowned World and The Crystal World. Fine in Fine dust jacket.
Originally published in the United States in 1964 under the title The Burning World, it was retitled and published by Jonathan Cape in 1965. One of Ballard's key 'climate novels' and part of what some critics describe as his 'catastrophe trilogy' alongside The Drowned World and The Crystal World. Fine in Fine dust jacket.
Details
Title
The Drought
Author
Ballard, J.G.
Condition
Fine
Publisher
Jonathan Cape: London
Date
1965
Edition
First edition