Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. "An average American Joe awakes in a world inhabited by lovely, fluting-voiced hermaphrodites. He is suitably appalled -- at first. This utopian novel is a thoughtful speculation on the gender question." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 401.1961 Hugo nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-364. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2370-72. Mild bumps to lower corner tips, a fine copy in fine dust jacket. A sharp copy. (#141452).