John Wyndham — The Kraken Wakes and Jizzle

London, Michael Joseph; Dennis Dobson, 1953-1954. First edition. Cloth. Two first edition, first impression copies of British science fiction writer John Wyndham's The Kraken Wakes and Jizzle. Two first edition, first impression copies.The Kraken Wakes is an apocalyptic science fiction story structured as a book within a book. After a short scene-setting introduction, the novel is the book written by the protagonist, radio reporter Mike Watson, chronicling the events that took place when creatures from the depths of the ocean attacked humanity.Jizzle is an anthology of fourteen short stories. The titular story of this work was later to be adapted by Alfred Hitchcock in an episode of his long running television series 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents', where it was retitled as 'Maria&apos.John Wyndham is best known for novels 'The Day of the Triffids' and 'The Midwich Cuckoos', both subject to classic film adaptations in the early 1960s, and is now viewed as one of the best and most prominent authors of the Golden Age of Science Fiction, alongside the likes of Robert Heinlein, Isaac Asimov and Alfred Bester. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally, very smart. The odd mark to the boards. Shelf wear to the extremities and slight bumping to spine head and tails. Fading of gilt to spines, particularly Jizzle. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .