John Wyndham — Consider Her Ways & Others

London, Michael Joseph, 1961. First edition. Cloth. A well presented first edition of this work comprised of six short stories by John Wyndham. A first edition of these works published together in this manner. Consider Her Ways was published originally in 1956. It has been republished in this collection with five other short stories, with Consider Her Ways forming over one-third of the book. This work is in original publisher's cloth binding with original unclipped dust wrapper. John Wyndham was an English writer of science fiction whose novels were often set using classical English surroundings or characters, to imply that the plots were plausible and could happen in our society. This collection features many different works of science fictions. Consider Her Ways follows a woman named Jane who mentally time-travels to the future after taking a drug called chuinjuatin which is said to cause out-of-body experiences. The other short stories in the work are Odd, Stitch in Time, Random Quest, A Long Spoon and Oh, Where, Now is Peggy Macrafferty.With a bookseller's label for Roffey and Clark, Croydon, to the rear paste down. In original publisher's cloth binding with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minor shelf wear. Small mark to the front board. Light offsetting and the odd mark to endpapers. With a bookseller's label for Roffey and Clark, Croydon, to the rear paste down. Dust wrapper in very good condition, with light chipping to the extremities and the odd closed tear. The odd mark to the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the occasional handling mark. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.