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THE TERMINAL BEACH

Ballard, J. G.

London: Gollancz, 1964. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Collection of stories. Contains a mostly different selection of stories from the US Berkley paperback edition. Collects: "The Terminal Beach" (1964), "A Question of Re-entry" (1962), "The Drowned Giant" (1964), "End-Game" (1962), "The Illuminated Man" (1964), "The Reptile Enclosure" (1962), "The Delta at Sunset" (1964), "Deep End" (1961), "The Volcano Dances" (1964), "Billenium" (1961), "The Gioconda of the Twilight Noon" (1964), and "The Lost Leonardo" (1964). Very good copy in an attractive original dust jacket. The jacket is very good but presents as nearly fine due to expertly executed mends with Japanese tissue along minor tears, visible only on the verso. The book shows light foxing to the page edges, a small stain along the bottom edge, and a store sticker on the front paste-down. One of Ballard’s most difficult titles to find in genuinely collectible condition.

Price: $1,250.00 save 15% $1,062.50