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London: Secker and Warburg, 1964. First UK edition, first printing. Published by Secker and Warburg in London, 1964. This is a fine copy. The dust wrapper is designed by Margaret Eastoe and has some very minimal wear to note. There is slight rubbing at the edges and one small patch of rubbing at the rear panel. It has not been price clipped, but showing the original 18s net price, which has been marked out in one line of black pen. The original publisher's cloth is without notable wear and sharp at the corners. The text blocks are immaculate throughout, carrying no foxing but just two minor lines of (what appears to be) ink. This copy is free from previous owner's ink and is, overall, in fine condition. 'La Planète des singes', known in English as 'Planet of the Apes' in the US and 'Monkey Planet' in the UK, is a 1963 science fiction novel by French author Pierre Boulle. It was adapted into the 1968 film Planet of the Apes, launching the Planet of…

Planet of the Apes is a classic science fiction novel by Pierre Boulle that tells the story of Ulysse Mérou, a French journalist who ends up on a distant planet where intelligent apes dominate the primitive human race.