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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
by Dick, Philip K
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1968. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original grey cloth boards with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light wear to the spine ends and a small nick to the bottom edge of the upper board, former owner bookplate and small inked number to front pastedown, pages tanned. In a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing and light edge wear, thin strip of offsetting to blindside from an old dust jacket protector. A fantastic copy of this increasing scarce high spot of science fiction which served as the basis of the 1982 film Blade Runner.
Synopsis
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dickis the masterpiece of science fiction that inspired the cult movie Blade Runner . By 2021, the World War had killed millions, driving entire species into extinction and sending mankind off-planet. Those who remained coveted any living creature and for people who couldn't afford one, companies built incredibly realistic simulacrae: horses, birds, cats, sheep, and even humans. Nebula Award Nominee (1969)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945114
- Title
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep
- Author
- Dick, Philip K
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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