Science Fiction Encyclopedia, "Boulle, Pierre", accessible online. A near-fine copy in like dust jacket, not price-clipped, typical green sunning to spine, nick and short closed tear at head of rear panel, a bright and sharp example. Three tiny splash marks on top edge, otherwise fresh. Original green boards, spine lettered in silver. The London edition, titled Monkey Planet, followed in January 1964. Summary: Explorers are menaced on a planet where men are animals and the apes rule. The book is "a witty, philosophical tale à la Voltaire, full of irony and compassion, quite unlike the first film adaptation, Planet of the Apes (1968), which used only the book's initial premise and lost its satirical point" (SFE).įirst published in 1963 as La Planète des singes, the first English language version, translated by Xan Fielding, was published in the United States in June 1963 under the title Planet of the Apes. Authors: Pierre Boulle, Xan Fielding (Translator). First UK edition, first impression, of the novel that launched the Planet of the Apes franchise.
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