New York: Bantam Books, 1973. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Vintage Paperback. Bantam T7499: Pedler & Davis first created and developed "Mutant 59" as the first episode for a BBC telervision series about a government agency that worked to combat and control environmental and technological disasters. They re-used and re-worked the plot for this 1973 science fiction thriller. The story revolves around a mutant enzyme that eats plastics and grows exponentially, threatening destruction not only of London but of much of civilization if it can't be stopped. First printing, first paperback edition. About 4 1/4 x 7 inches in white pictorial wrappers with black lettering. A light reading crease on slightly age-tanned spine, a touch of soiling on text edges and and hint of age-tanning at top of page margins in text. O/w book is complete, clean and unmarked, binding tight and square. No tearing, chipping, bumped corners or other noticeable damage. A good example of 1970s speculative science fiction.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005869
Title: MUTANT 59: THE PLASTIC-EATERS
Author: Pedler, Kit & Davis, Gerry
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good to Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1973
Keywords: SCIENCE FICTION, SPECULATIVE THRILLER, MICROBIOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL MUTATION , EXPERIMENTAL ACCIDENTS,
Bookseller catalogs: Science Fiction; England; Movies/Film/TV;

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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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