The Crystal World
The Crystal World is the fourth novel by J. G. Ballard and was nominated for the 1966 Nebula Award. It is an environmental disaster story about an apocalyptic phenomenon that causes everything to crystallize. This U.K. edition by Gollancz precedes the American edition and is the true first.
Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, light cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. London: Jonathan Cape, 1966. Nebula Award nominee (1966). Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (49). Jones & Newman, Horror: The 100 Best Novels (63). #10557.
Minor spotting to top page and board edges, else near fine in dust jacket with with slight fading to spine and trivial wear to extremities. Attractive copy.