{"product_id":"planet-of-the-apes-pierre-boulle-illustrated-folio-society-2020-2","title":"Planet of the Apes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePierre Boulle, Planet of the Apes.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: The Folio Society, 2020. First printing thus, 2021. Translated by Xan Fielding, introduced by Frans de Waal, illustrations by David de las Heras. 239 × 163 × 23 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xiv, [1–4] 5–172 [173–178] ]: [9] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. 34, 51, 66, 114 and 163, and between pp. 98–99 and 130–131). Type: Sabon with Avant Garde Gothic for display. Printed and bound by Kösel in quarter red cloth with paper boards printed with a design by the artist; dark blue-green endleaves. Red slip case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA near-fine copy, with pages clean and bright; in like slipcase with a hint of shelf-wear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLa Planète des Singes, published in English as Planet of the Apes in the United States and Monkey Planet in the United Kingdom, is a science-fiction novel by the French writer Pierre Boulle, first issued in 1963. It was adapted for the screen in 1968 as Planet of the Apes, a film that gave rise to the long-running Planet of the Apes franchise. The story follows three human explorers from Earth who travel to a planet orbiting the star Betelgeuse, where intelligent, highly civilised apes rule society and humans have been reduced to a primitive, animal-like existence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54306689909075,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/Planet-of-the-Apes-PIERRE-BOULLE-Illustrated-FOLIO-SOCIETY-2020-First-Printing_2.webp?v=1784050618","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/planet-of-the-apes-pierre-boulle-illustrated-folio-society-2020-2","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}