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London: Victor Gollancz LTD, 1962. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First British edition and first hardcover edition; first printing. Signed by J.G. Ballard on the title page. Bound in publisher's rust-colored cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with slight lean to binding, light wear to spine ends. Top edge lightly foxed, contents lightly tanned. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with light toning and small stain to spine, small tears at edges and front flap; larger tear at front joint, minor soiling. The author's second novel, though he later disowned his first as "hackwork.

Set in a post-apocalyptic world where solar radiation has melted the ice caps, ‘The Drowned World’ explores the effects of climate change on the Earth and its remaining inhabitants. The novel follows the protagonist, Dr. Robert Kerans, as he and his companions navigate the flooded cities of the former civilization.