The Kraken Wakes
by Wyndham, John
It started with fireballs raining down from the sky and crashing into the oceans' deeps. Then ships began sinking mysteriously and later 'sea tanks' emerged from the deeps to claim people . . .For journalists Mike and Phyllis Watson, what at first appears to be a curiosity becomes a global calamity. Helpless, they watch as humanity struggles to survive now that water – one of the compounds upon which life depends – is turned against them. Finally, sea levels begin their inexorable rise . . .The Kraken Wakes is a brilliant novel of how humankind responds to the threat of its own extinction and, ultimately, asks what we are prepared to do in order to survive.
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The Kraken Wakes
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Great Britain: Penguin Books, 1968. A solid copy of this fine story, a major novel of 1953. Interiors are umarked and lightly tanned. The covers show some wear and there is a small tear to the back cover. Does not affect the brilliant story inside!. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Harry Willock - Cover Design. 12mo -… Read more about this item Item Price
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Great Britain: Penguin Books, 1962. A beautiful copy of this fine story, a major novel of 1953. Interiors are tightly bound and lightly tanned. Soft cover wraps show light age-toning and minor shelfwear. Spine is uncreased, just lightly chipped and age-toned. A beautiful copy of this classic. Protective sleeve. . Reprint. Vintage Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Denis Piper… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE KRAKEN WAKES
by Wyndham, John (pseudonym of John Beynon Harris)
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London: Michael Joseph, [1953]. First edition. Near fine, some offsetting to free end papers in a near fine dust jacket, slight shelf wear to spine ends and corners, tiny closed tear to lower front panel, some dust soiling to rear panel. (9875). Octavo, boards. The author's fourth science fiction novel, the second using the John Wyndham… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Kraken Wakes, Wyndham, John. Published by Penguin, London, 2008. Card covers. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 239pp. In fine condition without marks, tears or folds.
The Kraken Wakes is a science fiction novel by British writer John Wyndham (1903-1969), first published in the UK by Michael Joseph in 1953; released the same year in the US by Ballantine under… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Michael Joseph, [1953]. First edition. Offsetting to end papers with a little foxing, lower front corner and spine bruised, a nearly fine copy in a bright, nearly fine dust jacket with slight wear at the spine ends and corner tips, a small closed tear to the upper right front panel. (31278). Octavo, boards. The author's fourth science… Read more about this item Item Price
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At the Back of the North Wind (Wordsworth Children's Classics)
by MacDonald, George
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SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1994* Publisher: Wordsworth Classics.* Binding and cover condition: Soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Very slight shelf wear to corners. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems un-read. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations or inscriptions, no… Read more about this item Item Price
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Kraken Wakes
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Great Britian, England, UK.: Penguin Books, 1970. Book. Illus. by Harry Willock Painted Cover.. Very Good. Soft cover. 13th Edition By Publisher.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 240 pages. ""This is the story of the awakening and rise to power of inelligible forces beneath the surface of the sea." >> Cover creasing.. Item Price
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The Kraken Wakes (Penguin Books. No. 1075.)
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The Kraken Wakes
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Michael Joseph Ltd, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1953. Third Impression. 288 pages. Blue dust jacket with B&W lettering over maroon cloth. Front endpaper missing. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion.Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Tape remnants to endpapers. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing, staining… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Art of Loving
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The Kraken Wakes
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Penguin Books. Fair. 18 x 11cm. Paperback. 1969. Reprint. 240 pages. Cover worn. Text tanned. . Item Price
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The Kraken Wakes
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Penguin Books; Michael Joseph Ltd, 1964. Paperback. Good. 1964. Reprint. 240 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light… Read more about this item Item Price
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