| Author | John Wyndham |
| Publisher | Penguin Group (Australia) |
| Imprint | Penguin Books |
| First Published by | Michael Joseph |
| Introduction by | M. John Harrison |
| Copyright Holder | John Wyndham |
| Copyright Holder (Introduction/Prologue) | M. John Harrison |
| Typeset by | Rowland Phototypesetting Ltd |
| Printed and Bound by | McPherson's Printing Group |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Australia |
| Republished | 1958 |
| Republished | 2000 |
| This Edition Published | 2009 |
| Pages / Font | 186 pages / 9.5/12.5pt Lintotype Elektra |
| ISBN | 978-0-14-104543-6 |
| Barcode | 9 780141 045436 |
| Printer's Key | 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 |
| Price | A$9.95 |
| Notes | Penguin Books Published by the Penguin Group First published by Michael Joseph 1955 Published in Penguin Books 1958 Reprinted with a new introduction in Penguin Classics 2000 This edition published by Penguin Group (Australia), 2009 Copyright © John Wyndham, 1955 Introduction copyright © M. John Harrison Typeset by Rowland Phototypesetting Ltd, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Printed and bound in Australia by McPherson's Printing Group, Maryborough, Victoria |