A Maze of Death
$1,541 · Offered by Biblio
First edition · In dust jacket
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9" by 6". None. A striking first edition of Philip K. Dick s science fiction novel about humanity s capacity for murder, in the vibrant original dust wrapper. The first edition, first printing, in the vibrant publisher s original unclipped dust wrapper designed by Michelle Moschella.Described by the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction as a bleak, poisoned exercise in theology which has been described as his single finest work , set on a drab and harsh off-world human colony, and exploring the difference between reality and perception.With its plot of successive murders, the work has been compared to Agatha Christie s And Then There Were None .A relatively uncommon first edition from the author, as the majority of the first edition were either pulped or sent to libraries. In the publisher s original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, otherwise externally fine. Rear free endpaper removed. Dust wrapper exceptionally vibrant, with a touch of rubbing to back strip head and tail, and rear wrap a touch age toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine
- Publisher: Doubleday & Company
- Year: 1970
- Edition: First Edition
- Printing: first
- Binding: hardcover
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