The Man In The High Castle [1st UK Ed]
by Dick, Philip K
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- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
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About This Item
London: Penguin, 1965. First UK Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First UK printing of this classic dystopian novel from an SF master. First UK Printing [Penguin Books, London, 1965]; illustrated card covers, slight bump to block base [pictured]; essentially a fine copy. First published in the US in 1962, this was the first printing in the UK [first UK hardcover by Gollancz in 1975]. PKD's classic dystopian tale set in an occupied USA following the Allied Forces defeat in WWII. Winner of the Hugo Award for best novel [1963]. Penguin Science Fiction #2376 [priced 5/- on front].
Synopsis
The Man in the High Castle (1962), by Philip K. Dick, is a science fiction novel of the alternative history sub-genre. The novel won a Hugo Award. The story of The Man in the High Castle, about daily life for the victors and the vanquished under totalitarian Fascist imperialism, occurs in 1962, fourteen years after the end of a longer Second World War (1939–1948).
Reviews
On Mar 2 2015, a reader said:
Alternate history doesn't get any better than in this Philip K. Dick novel. Set in the then-contemporary world of 1962, it chronicles the lives of its characters in an America that had lost World War II and was divided into Japanese and German zones of occupation. Dick uses this setting to explore many of his standard themes about the nature of reality, but this is done within the framework of an enjoyable story that is never less than entertaining.
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- Bookseller
- ORCHARD BOOKSHOP (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10836
- Title
- The Man In The High Castle [1st UK Ed]
- Author
- Dick, Philip K
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First UK Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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