No Blade of Glass John Christopher Simon and Schuster 1956 FE ex FF in good vintage condition with minor age issues including a slight vintage aroma,
No Blade of Glass (published in the UK as The Death of Grass) by John Christopher, released in 1956 by Simon & Schuster (bearing vintage collector catalog markings FE, ex, FF), is a chilling, seminal post-apocalyptic classic that helped define modern dystopian disaster fiction.
Experience the dawn of modern post-apocalyptic fiction with No Blade of Glass (widely known as The Death of Grass) by master storyteller John Christopher, published as a first American edition in 1956 by Simon & Schuster. Bearing traditional archive catalog markings (FE, ex, FF), this gripping psychological thriller explores a terrifying near-future where a mutating virus wipes out the world's grasses and cereal crops, triggering a rapid and brutal collapse of civilized society as a small group flees across a starving English countryside. Displaying authentic mid-century character from seven decades of history—including minor age-related wear and a classic, comforting vintage aroma—the volume is in overall good vintage condition. This scarce 1950s speculative masterpiece is an essential, prized acquisition for collectors of vintage science fiction, apocalyptic literature, and mid-century genre first editions.