Nevil Shute – On The Beach – First UK Edition 1957
£185.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘On The Beach’ published by Heinemann in 1957. A near fine book with some foxing to the page edges and one neat inscription. In a very good unclipped wrapper which, unusually, is complete and only lightly rubbed – some sporadic spotting to the side of the spine.
A haunting post-apocalyptic novel set in Australia after a nuclear war has destroyed life across the Northern Hemisphere. As deadly radioactive fallout drifts south, the remaining survivors face the certainty of extinction with quiet dignity, denial, courage, and despair. Shute focuses less on catastrophe than on ordinary people confronting the end of humanity. The novel is restrained, devastating, and unforgettable in its portrayal of mortality, love, and acceptance.
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A first edition, first printing of ‘On The Beach’ published by Heinemann in 1957. A near fine book with some foxing to the page edges and one neat inscription. In a very good unclipped wrapper which, unusually, is complete and only lightly rubbed – some sporadic spotting to the side of the spine.
A haunting post-apocalyptic novel set in Australia after a nuclear war has destroyed life across the Northern Hemisphere. As deadly radioactive fallout drifts south, the remaining survivors face the certainty of extinction with quiet dignity, denial, courage, and despair. Shute focuses less on catastrophe than on ordinary people confronting the end of humanity. The novel is restrained, devastating, and unforgettable in its portrayal of mortality, love, and acceptance.
