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The John Wyndham Omnibus: Available Copies

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John Wyndham Omnibus Collection: The Day Of The Triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids, The Seeds of Time, Trouble With Lichen, The Midwich Cuckoos
    by John Wyndham

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Book Club Associates (1981)


    Seller: BoundlessBookstore (Wallingford, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $19.43
    Shipping: $9.05
    TOTAL Cost: $28.48

Boards are clean. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some light fading on the spine.

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The John Wyndham Omnibus: The Day of the Triffids/The Kraken Wakes/The Chrysalids
    by John Wyndham

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: BCA (1979)


    Seller: BoundlessBookstore (Wallingford, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $24.04
    Shipping: $9.05
    TOTAL Cost: $33.09

Light wear to boards. Content is clean with a mild even tone. Complete DJ with some edge wear and creasing. Solid binding.

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THE JOHN WYNDHAM OMNIBUS(THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS, THE KRAKEN WAKES, THE CHRYSALIDS
    by JOHN WYNDHAM

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780718102098
    Publisher: MICHAEL JOSEPH, LONDON (1969)


    Seller: TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS (THETFORD, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $26.71
    Shipping: $32.41
    TOTAL Cost: $59.12

Second impression(1969) of this omnibus. First published thus in 1964. Ex-Library book. Hard cover with dust jacket. Protective plastic covering over DJ has pieces missing. Small tears/splits on the edges of the DJ. Library coding label on DJ spine and handwritten library letters/numbers on publishing details page. No other inscriptions. Large folds/creases on top corners of several pages. Foxing/soiling to page edges. Strong binding. Moderate slant to board spine. Omnibus collects The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids. Location: GRNA1

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The John Wyndham Omnibus
    by John Wyndham

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd (1964)


    Seller: World of Rare Books (Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $54.09
    Shipping: $6.25
    TOTAL Cost: $60.34

1964. 1st thus. 532 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over green cloth. Inscription to front endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Sticker to front.

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The John Wyndham Omnibus. The Day of The Triffids. The Kraken Wakes. The Chrysalids. The Seeds of Time. Trouble With Lichen. The Midwich Cuckoos
    by Wyndham, John

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Book Club Associates [BCA], London (1982)


    Seller: Barter Books Ltd (Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $89.74
    Shipping: $10.37
    TOTAL Cost: $100.11

VG : in very good condition with dust jacket in clear protective wrap. Crease to rear inner dust jacket flap. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Pages slightly darkened. 240mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 860pp. Complete and unabridged Heavy book - extra shipping needed for overseas.

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The John Wyndham Omnibus: The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids
    by John Wyndham

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Michael Joseph, London (1964)


    Seller: Johnston's Arran Bookroom (Isle of Arran, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $86.80
    Shipping: $25.93
    TOTAL Cost: $112.73

First printing in this omnibus edition,1964. Top page edges tanned but no inscriptions. In a near fine complete dust jacket, not price-clipped (25s. net) but slightly rubbed and corners and with small mark near base of spine.

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The John Wyndham Omnibus
    by Wyndham, John

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Michael Joseph 1964, London (1964)


    Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA (London, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $100.15
    Shipping: $16.21
    TOTAL Cost: $116.36

First Omnibus Edition. 532 pp. Dark green hardback with gilt lettering to spine in a pictorial jacket, price clipped. Jacket has minor marks and very light wear to edges. Boards clean, internally clean. Containing 'The Day of the Triffids', 'The Kraken Wakes', and 'The Chrysalids'. 8vo.

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The John Wyndham Omnibus collecting The day of the triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids
    by Wyndham, John

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Simon and Schuster (1964)


    Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979 (ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $174.00
    Shipping: $12.50
    TOTAL Cost: $186.50

The John Wyndham Omnibus collecting The day of the triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids, Simon and Schuster, 1964, first American edition, fine in like color pictorial dust-wrapper.

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The John Wyndham Omnibus: The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Waves, The Chrysalids
    by Wyndham, John

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Michael Joseph (1964)


    Seller: MacKellar Art & Books (Bournemouth, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $166.92
    Shipping: $36.30
    TOTAL Cost: $203.22

1964 Michael Joseph Hardback 1st edition 1st impression. Very good+ clean tight binding in very good+ unclipped dustjacket. A clean bright copy.

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The John Wyndham Omnibus : The day of the triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids
    by John Wyndham

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Simon and Schuster (1964)


    Seller: Simply Read Books (Boat Of Garten, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $200.30
    Shipping: $25.93
    TOTAL Cost: $226.23

1964 Simon and Schuster first edition hardback; in good+ condition, lightly aged else very good, with good unclipped dj with a small edge tear; UK dealer, immediate dispatch

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THE JOHN WYNDHAM OMNIBUS
    by Wyndham, John (pseudonym of John Beynon Harris)

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Michael Joseph [1964], London (1964)


    Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (Laurel, MD, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $250.00
    Shipping: $7.00
    TOTAL Cost: $257.00

Octavo, boards. Collect three novels: THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS, THE KRAKEN WAKES and THE CHRYSALIDS. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1296, (1987) 3-412, and (2004) II-1298]. Small inked name and date to upper front free end paper, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the spine ends. (32941)

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The John Wyndham Omnibus.
    by WYNDHAM (John).

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: (1964)


    Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA (London, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $233.68
    Shipping: $35.00
    TOTAL Cost: $268.68

Including The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes, and The Chrysalids. A very good copy, with some minor wear to the dust jacket.

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The John Wyndham Omnibus.
    by WYNDHAM (John).

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: (1964)


    Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA (London, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $267.07
    Shipping: $35.00
    TOTAL Cost: $302.07

Including The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes, and The Chrysalids. A fine copy.

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