Stand on Zanzibar
London: Macdonald Science Fiction, 1969. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Fine / Near Fine. Item #008124
Scarce unclipped first UK edition. Full black paper boards, gold titles to spine. 505 pp. Bookseller's ticket of Foyles, London to front pastedown. Dust jacket lightly edge worn, sunned in spots. Stand on Zanzibar is more than just a science fiction novel, it is a remarkable portrayal of what life could really be like in the 21st century. In this picture of seven billion-plus of our species crowding the face of the earth in an age of acceleratubes and Moonbase Zero, intelligent computers and mass-marketed psychedelics, John Brunner has created a future world as immediate as this morning's newspaper.
Price: $200.00