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"May blessings be upon the head of Cadmus, the Phoenicians, or whoever it was that invented books." -Thomas Carlyle
Welcome to my virtual book collection. Since collecting actual books is somewhat cost-prohibitive, I've begun to amass all of the books I would love to have if I had the means. Some are new, lots are old, all are unique or beautiful or unusual or in some other way have captured my fancy. Enjoy browsing!
Special Collections: Fine Bindings ~ Fairies and Fairy Tales ~ Terror and Madness ~ Poetry ~ Food, Drink and Apothecary ~ Science Fiction ~ Illuminations, Lettering and Hand-Coloring ~ Magic ~ Supernatural and Occult ~ Alchemy ~ Science and Technical ~ Maritime ~ Costumes ~ Humor ~ Children's books ~ Legend of King Arthur ~ Americana ~ 18th Century ~ 19th Century Authors and illustrators: Edgar Allan Poe ~ Jules Verne ~ Edmund Dulac ~ Kay Nielsen ~ Arthur Rackham ~ Edward Gorey ~ Charles Dickens ~ H.P. Lovecraft ~ William Hope Hodgson ~ Mark Twain ~ Lewis Carroll ~ Salvador Dali ~ George Cruikshank ~ Emily Dickinson ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ H.G. Wells
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick. New York, 1968.
First edition, ex-library copy, with stamp and ink numbering to title, and base of p. 210, library label to endpaper, hinges weak, original cloth, cocked, frayed and marked at head and base, dust-jacket, spine faded, spine ends bumped, creased, 8vo.
B-A Note: I really like this jacket artwork for some reason.
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“A merry little surge of electricity piped by automatic alarm from the mood organ beside his bed awakened Rick Deckard. Surprised - it always surprised him to find himself awake without prior notice - he rose from the bed, stood up in his multicolored pajamas, and stretched.” - Chapter 1
“You will be required to do wrong no matter where you go. It is the basic condition of life, to be required to violate your own identity.” - Mercer
4 months ago on January 22, 2012 at 12:01pm
A Scanner Darkly
Philip K. Dick. Signed First Edition. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977.
Signed by Philip K Dick on the title page. Stated first edition. Cream boards with stamping in black to spine. Dustjacket spine very lightly faded, small imperfection at top fore-edge. Fine in a near fine dustjacket. KB/rf
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10 months ago on July 28, 2011 at 12:56pm
Ubik
Philip K. Dick. Garden City: Doubleday, 1969
First edition, first printing of this scarce title.
10 months ago on July 05, 2011 at 09:45am
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Philip K. Dick. Garden City: Doubleday, 1965.
First edition. Jones and Newman; editors, Horror: 100 Best Books 61. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 44.
12 months ago on June 02, 2011 at 11:58am
Crack in Space
Philip K. Dick. New York: Ace Books, 1966.
Signed by Philip K Dick on the title page.
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1 year ago on May 01, 2011 at 04:32pm
