London: Michael Joseph, 1951.. First edition, 8vo, 302, (2) pp. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, faint soiling to the lower wrapper, mild rubbing to the spine ends and a few other extremities. Preceded only by some shorter fiction published in the 1930s under the pseudonyms "John Beynon" or "John Beynon Harris", this was the author's first novel using his most famous pen name.

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The Day of the Triffids is a post-apocalyptic novel written in 1951 by the English science fiction author John Wyndham. Although Wyndham had already published other novels, this was the first published under the John Wyndham pen-name. It established him as an important writer, and remains his best known novel. When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids - huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh - can have their day. The Day of the Triffids , published in 1951, expresses many of the political concerns of its time: the Cold War, the fear of biological experimentation and the man-made apocalypse. However, with its terrifyingly believable insights into the genetic modification of plants, the book is more relevant today than ever before.

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Bookseller: Bow Windows Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 43053
Title: The Day of the Triffids
Author: WYNDHAM, John
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: Michael Joseph
Date Published: 1951.
Keywords: Literature

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...