1963 Rare 1st Edition #104 La Planete des Singes (The Planet of the Apes)

1963 Rare First Limited Edition #749 - La Planete des Singes (The Planet of the Apes) by Pierre Boulle. Title : La Planete Des Singes [The Planet of the Apes].

Publisher : Paris: Le Cercle du Nouveau Livre, 1963. First edition, first printing, published in the original French language; Copy number #749 of an unspecified First limited edition.

PUBLISHED BEFORE THE TRANSLATIONS INTO ENGLISH AND OTHER LANGUAGES. Binding : Very good attractive original green cloth-covered boards binding with gold stamped lettering on the cover and the spine (hinges fine, light staining on the corner of rear cover - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Content : Very good content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown). Estimate : (USD 400 -USD 1000).

The book : Rare and attractive first limited edition of La Planète des Singes, known in English as Planet of the Apes in the US and Monkey Planet in the UK. It is a 1963 science fiction novel by French author Pierre Boulle.

It was adapted into the 1968 film Planet of the Apes, launching the Planet of the Apes media franchise. The author : Pierre Boulle (20 February 1912 30 January 1994) was a French novelist best known for two works, The Bridge over the River Kwai (1952) and Planet of the Apes (1963), which were both made into award-winning films.

Boulle was an engineer serving as a secret agent with the Free French in Singapore, when he was captured and subjected to two years' forced labour. He used these experiences in The Bridge over the River Kwai, about the notorious Death Railway, which became an international bestseller. The film, named The Bridge on the River Kwai, by David Lean won seven Oscars, and Boulle was credited with writing the screenplay, because its two actual screenwriters had been blacklisted. His science-fiction novel Planet of the Apes, in which intelligent apes gain mastery over humans, was adapted into a series of eight award-winning films that spawned magazine and TV versions and popular themed toys. The item "1963 Rare 1st Edition #104 La Planete des Singes (The Planet of the Apes)" is in sale since Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "mflibra" and is located in Montreal, Quebec. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Year Printed: 1963
• Topic: Action, Adventure
• Binding: Cloth
• Author: Pierre Boulle
• Subject: Literature & Fiction
• Language: French
• Publisher: Le Cercle du Nouveau Livre,
• Special Attributes: 1st Edition