J.G Ballard – The Crystal World

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1966 1st hardcover US edition. Dust jacket is clipped and shows noticeable wear and staining, along with some creasing. Pages are topstained blue, but also have some light staining. Binding has some light wear.

“J. G. Ballard’s fourth novel, which established his reputation as a writer of extraordinary talent and imaginative powers, tells the story of a physician specializing in the treatment of leprosy who is invited to a small outpost in the interior of Africa. Finding the roadways blocked, he takes to the river, and embarks on a frightening journey through a strange petrified forest whose area expands daily, affecting not only the physical environment but also its inhabitants.”