J.G. High Rise.

by BALLARD

£1,200 · Offered by Henry Sotheran Ltd

BALLARD, J.G. High Rise. London: Jonathan Cape. 1975. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt to spine, top edge blue, in unclipped dustwrapper; pp. 204; very minimal fading to lower margins of boards, light surface marking to rear wrapper, otherwise a bright, near-fine copy. First edition, signed by the author. Inside the walls of an elegant forty-storey tower block, the tenants are engaged in an orgy of destruction. Cocktail parties degenerate into attacks on “enemy” floors, and the once-luxurious amenities become the site of riots and technological mayhem. A visionary tale of urban disillusionment depicting a dystopian world ruled by the laws of the jungle. SKU: 2122708

• Binding: Hardcover

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