Day of the Triffids [Inscribed to Forrest Ackerman]
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: InkQ Rare Books, LLC, Addison, TX, U.S.A.InkQ Rare Books, LLC
AbeBooks seller since March 25, 2024
Association member: IOBA
Condition: Used
£ 13,507.57
Quantity: 1 available
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John Wyndham. Day of the Triffids. London: Michael Joseph, 1951. First edition. Inscribed by John Wyndham to Forrest Ackerman (an early champion of the book): "To Forry Ackerman / (hoping he will overlook the high / incidence of pubs herein) / from / John Wyndham / 4 / John Benyon Harris / 22 - 8 - 51." ("John Wyndham" is a shortening of the rather overly long name John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Benyon Harris, again shortened here to "John Benyon Harris." Octavo. 302pp. Publisher's green cloth, spine lettered in silver, original unclipped dust jacket with cover art by Patrick Gierth. From the Collection of Maurice Neville. Spine and boards lightly rubbed; front corners gently bumped; spine tail and lower board edges dampstained (not effecting textblock); jacket foxed, toned, chipped, and torn, tape repairs to verso. Still, very good. .
Seller Inventory # 3565
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Day of the Triffids [Inscribed to Forrest Ackerman]
- Author
- Wyndham, John
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Signed
- Signed
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Item weight
- 2 pounds
- Seller catalogs
- Collectible Books, Fiction, Signed
InkQ Rare Books, LLC
Addison, TX, U.S.A.
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Home to the collections of Larry McMurtry; Screenwriter and Author William Goldman; The Ronald K. Siegel Collection of Books on Psychoactive Drugs, as well as books on hunting and fishing, modern first editions, children’s and illustrated books, travels & voyages, history, Texana, ephemera, and more.
Specialty
General Antiquarian, Modern First edditions, Larry McMurtry, William Goldman, Books on DrugsAssociation member
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