Monkey Planet.
by BOULLE, Pierre
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Secker & Warburg,, 1964. First UK edition, first impression, of the novel that launched the Planet of the Apes franchise. The book is "a witty, philosophical tale à la Voltaire, full of irony and compassion, quite unlike the [first] film adaptation, Planet of the Apes (1968), which used only the book's initial premise and lost its satirical point" (SFE). First published in 1963 as La Planète des singes, the first English language version, translated by Xan Fielding, was published in the United States in June 1963 under the title Planet of the Apes. The London edition, titled Monkey Planet, followed in January 1964. Octavo. Original green boards, spine lettered in silver. With dust jacket. Three tiny splash marks on top edge, otherwise fresh. A near-fine copy in like dust jacket, unclipped, typical green sunning to spine, nick and short closed tear at head of rear panel, a bright and sharp example. Not in Bleiler, Currey, or Locke. Science Fiction Encyclopedia, "Boulle, Pierre", accessible online.
Synopsis
Planet of the Apes is a novel by Pierre Boulle, originally published in 1963 in French as La Planète des singes. As ' means both "ape" and "monkey," Xan Fielding called his translation Monkey Planet. It is an example of social commentary through the use of dystopia.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 159360
- Title
- Monkey Planet.
- Author
- BOULLE, Pierre
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Secker & Warburg,
- Date Published
- 1964
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Peter Harrington
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London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...