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Publication: To the High Castle, Philip K. Dick: A Life 1928-1962

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  • Publication: To the High Castle, Philip K. Dick: A Life 1928-1962Publication Record # 253112
  • Author: Gregg Rickman
  • Date: 1989-05-00
  • ISBN: 0-916063-24-0 [978-0-916063-24-5]
  • Publisher: Fragments West / Valentine Press
  • Price:
    $19.95?$: US dollar
  • Pages: xxvi+451+[8]
  • Format:
    tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
  • Type: NONFICTION
  • Cover: To the High Castle, Philip K. Dick: A Life 1928-1962 by Laura Testa
  • Notes:
    • First edition (not stated).
    • The copyright is assigned for the year 1989 to Rickman.
    • Apparent first printing.
    • The [8] extra pages contain photo plates and one essay also accompanied by a photo. They are inserted between pp. 228 & 229.
    • The Appendix begins on p. 383: Appendix A: The Work of Philip K. Dick (p. 384f.) lists the books by Dick (and 'Teddy'); Appendix B: Literary Chronology, 1940-1961 is on pp. 386-391.
    • Appendix C consists of the four examples for early poems and stories by Dick; Appendix D on pp. 396-399 summarizes the outcome of The Personality Factor Profile Test that Dick undertook in the mid-1950s.
    • A bibliography of used reference works appears on pp. 400-409; Rickman's notes are on pp. 410-435.
    • Two indexes are on pp. 436-450; a note 'About the Author' apears on p. 451.
    • "Designed by Laura Testa" is stated on the copyright page.
  • External IDs:
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Nonfiction Title: To the High Castle, Philip K. Dick: A Life 1928-1962 • nonfiction by Gregg Rickman

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