{"product_id":"the-crystal-world-j-g-ballard-first-edition","title":"The Crystal World, J.G. Ballard. First Edition.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eThe Crystal World, J.G. Ballard\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eFirst edition, first printing of Ballard's classic fourth novel, the story of a physician who travels up a river in West Africa to find his former mistress, only to discover the jungle is undergoing a mysterious, expanding crystallization, turning everything—plants, animals, and people—into beautiful but lifeless crystal. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eLondon: Jonathan Cape, 1966. Publisher's original off-white cloth, spine lettered in gilt; pp. 221. A near fine copy in a near fine, price-intact dust jacket. Binding remains tight, sturdy and square, seemingly unread with minimal wear to boards and the slightest hint of offsetting to endpapers. Jacket shows traces of shelfwear with a small price sticker removed from front flap. A very presentable copy, protected in archival mylar. \u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46978478145711,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_8355.jpg?v=1779979006","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksleuth.com\/products\/the-crystal-world-j-g-ballard-first-edition","provider":"The Rare Book Sleuth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}