John Wyndham — Trouble with Lichen

London, Michael Joseph, 1960. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of John Wyndham's science fiction novel about the slowing of the ageing process, and the consequences this has on society, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original dark cloth binding. First edition. Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.A speculative novel centred on the discovery of a lichen-derived drug that dramatically extends human lifespan, and the social, political, and ethical consequences of controlling such a transformation of society.John Wyndham (1903-1969) is one of the most prolific British science fiction authors who penned his novels during the Golden Era of science fiction. Born John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris, he wrote under the names John Wyndham, John Benyon and Lucas Parkes. He is best known for The Day of the Triffids and The Midwich Cuckoos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally. very smart. Slight offsetting to endpapers. Very slight shelf wear to extremities. Dust wrapper, smart. Slight edge wear to extremities resulting in the odd small closed tear. Slight loss to head of spine. One or two spots to wraps. Slight sunning to spine and extremities with one or two spots. Minor soiling to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the odd small spot to fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.