Dick (Philip K.) Ubik
£150
London, Rapp & Whiting, 1970.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 28s.
An appealing first UK edition of Dick’s highly respected Ubik, incorporating lunar colonisation, telepathy and altered reality.
Out of stock
Book Fine; jacket a little rubbed but overall VG.
Jacket artwork by John Richards.
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