G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1962
First Edition, First Printing Near fine book with a beautiful near fine dust jacket. Correct first edition demonstrated by $3.95 on the inside flap of the dust jacket, the code of 1062 on the inside dust jacket flap and the D36 code in the gutter of page 239. No other dates indicated on the copyright page.
The book is in near fine clean condition with black boards, with vibrant red titles to front and spine. The book has sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. A spot of slight soiling/toning to the cloth to lower front board edge. Yellow top stain applied by publisher to top of page block. The end papers have No owner names, No inscriptions, and No bookplates. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with No handling marks, No stains, No foxing and No bent pages. Beautiful book internally appearing as unread! Please see detailed images.
The original first edition jacket has benefited from some very slight restoration to the outer spine tips by an expert conservator and as such presents in fine/near fine condition. The jacket still maintains its strong vibrant colors with none of the usual fading to the spine. The jacket has no other edgewear, no chips, no tears, no fading and no foxing. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $3.95. The jacket has the code 1062 on the inside flap. Please see the many detailed images.
A very handsome example of this classic rare book that presents nicely on the shelf.
The Man in the High Castle is an alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick, first published in 1962, which imagines a world in which the Axis Powers won World War II. The story occurs in 1962, fifteen years after the end of the war in 1947, and depicts the life of several characters living under Imperial Japan or Nazi Germany as they rule a partitioned United States.
