IN PURSUIT OF VALIS: SELECTIONS FROM THE EXEGESIS
by Dick, Philip K[indred]. Lawrence Sutin (ed.)
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- Hardcover
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- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (16486)
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About This Item
Novato, CA, Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1991. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (16486). Octavo, cloth. First publication of portions of Dick's major nonfiction work comprising more than 8000 pages written between 1974 and his death in 1982. These same "mystical experiences" became the central subject matter of his final novels: VALIS (1981), THE DIVINE INVASION (1981), and THE TRANSMIGRATION OF TIMOTHY ARCHER (1982), termed collectively by Dick the "VALIS trilogy."
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16486
- Title
- IN PURSUIT OF VALIS: SELECTIONS FROM THE EXEGESIS
- Author
- Dick, Philip K[indred]. Lawrence Sutin (ed.)
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (16486)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Underwood-Miller
- Place of Publication
- Novato, CA, Lancaster, PA
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- SF
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