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A MAZE OF DEATH
by Dick, Philip K[indred]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Glue stains to free end papers, no signed of label or pockets, (likely prepared for library use, but never used), interior gutte
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1970. First edition. Glue stains to free end papers, no signed of label or pockets, (likely prepared for library use, but never used), interior gutter margins browned, small inked number to upper corner of front free end paper, a very good to nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light wear to spine end and corner tips, mild rubbing to folds and spine panel. (31075). Octavo, cloth. "Various anxious characters seek God on an alien planet. An extremely odd Dick book which is an uneasy mix of interplanetary sf, religious fantasy and parodic comedy." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 231. See Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-176.
Synopsis
A Maze of Death is a 1970 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick. Like many of Dick's novels, it portrays what appears to be a drab and harsh other-planet, human colony and explores the difference between reality and perception. It is, however, one of his few to explore the human death instinct and capacity for murder and is one of his darkest novels.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31075
- Title
- A MAZE OF DEATH
- Author
- Dick, Philip K[indred]
- Book Condition
- Glue stains to free end papers, no signed of label or pockets, (likely prepared for library use, but never used), interior gutte
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- SF
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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