CONFESSIONS OF A CRAP ARTIST
by Dick, Philip K[indred]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy, no jacket as issued. (11708)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Entwhistle Books, 1975. First edition. A fine copy, no jacket as issued. (11708). Octavo, cloth. 1000 copies printed, 500 in hardcover, 90 signed and numbered. This copy is one of the hardcover unsigned copies with "first edition" stated on the copyright page, later sheets were printed and bound without the words first edition. Originally written in 1959, not published until this edition.
Synopsis
Confessions of a Crap Artist is a 1975 novel by Philip K. Dick, originally written in 1959. Dick wrote about a dozen non-science fiction novels in the period from 1948 to 1960; this is the only one published during his lifetime. The novel chronicles a bitter and complex marital conflict in 1950s suburban California from the perspective of the wife's brother, an obsessive compulsive amateur scientist.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11708
- Title
- CONFESSIONS OF A CRAP ARTIST
- Author
- Dick, Philip K[indred]
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy, no jacket as issued. (11708)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Entwhistle Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
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