Humpty Dumpty in Oakland
by Dick, Philip K
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0575038756
- ISBN 13
- 9780575038752
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1986. Undetermined. fine. 1st Edition. 199pp. Octavo with yellow cloth boards and gilt lettering on spine. Corners slightly bumped. fine Originally rejected by publishers in 1960, this novel was published posthumously and, with the story following a auto repair business owner, is a small departure from Dick's usual sci-fi. 1986
Synopsis
Humpty Dumpty in Oakland is a realist, non-science fiction novel authored by Philip K. Dick. Originally completed in 1960, but rejected by prior publishers, this work was posthumously published by Gollancz in the United Kingdom in 1986. An American edition was published by Tor Books in 2007.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 136064
- Title
- Humpty Dumpty in Oakland
- Author
- Dick, Philip K
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0575038756
- ISBN 13
- 9780575038752
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Philip K. Dick
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