{"product_id":"the-drowned-world-james-graham-ballard-folio-society-2013-2","title":"The Drowned World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBALLARD, J. G. The Drowned World.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: The Folio Society, 2013. First printing thus. Introduced by Will Self, illustrated by James Boswell. 229 × 150 × 24 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xviii, [1–2] 3–169 [170–174]: [7] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [iii], 30, 78, 95, 111, 126 and 158). Type: Utopia. Printed and bound by L.E.G.O. in full dark blue buckram blocked in gold and copper with design by Boswell; copper endleaves. Black slip case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA near-fine copy, with binding square and firm, and pages clean and uninscribed, with only a small innocuous mark to top edge. In the slightly shelf-worn slipcase with a small crease to one corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA founding text in climate fiction, The Drowned World takes place in the year 2145 in a flooded version of London with a tropical climate caused by global warming.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53770502504787,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/The-Drowned-World-J-G-BALLARD-Illustrated-BOSWELL-Folio-Society-2013-Climate-Fic_1.webp?v=1779018583","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/the-drowned-world-james-graham-ballard-folio-society-2013-2","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}