Dick (Philip K.) Galactic Pot-Healer
£85
London, Gollancz, 1971.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original burgundy boards. Dust-jacket, priced £1.60.
Dick’s metaphoric tale of a depressed individual with a flair for healing ceramic objects and his encounter with the God-like alien the Glimmung. Originally published in the US as a paperback, followed by a US book club edition in 1970.
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A fine copy in fine dust-jacket.
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