On the arid colony of Mars the only thing more precious than water may be a ten-year-old schizophrenic boy named Manfred Steiner. For although the UN has slated "anomalous" children for deportation and destruction, other people--especially Supreme Goodmember Arnie Kott of the Water Worker's union--suspect that Manfred's disorder may be a window into the future. In Martian Time-Slip Philip K. Dick uses power politics and extraterrestrial real estate scams, adultery, and murder to penetrate the mysteries of being and time.
Mars is a desolate world. Largely forgotten by Earth, the planet remains helpless in the stranglehold of Arnie Kott, who as boss of the plumber's union has a monopoly over the vital water supply.
Arnie Kott is obsessed by the past; the native Bleekmen, poverty-stricken wanderers, can see into the future; while to Manfred, an autistic boy, time apparently stops. When one of the colonists, Norbert Steiner, commits suicide, the repercussions are startling and bizarre.
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
EUR 23,18 expédition depuis Royaume-Uni vers Etats-Unis
Destinations, frais et délaisVendeur : Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, Royaume-Uni
Original Cloth. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Pennington, Bruce (illustrateur). First Edition. First UK edition and first hardcover edition. Published in the SF Master Series with an eight page introduction by Brian W. Aldiss. Originally published in the US by Ballantine as a paperback original in 1964. Boards have slight fading to edges and to the top and base of the spine. Slight rubbing to corners and edges. Page edges and endpapers are browned with quite heavy spotting. Pages are browned but are otherwise clean and unmarked. Jacket has creasing to edges and corners. There are one inch tears at the top of the front panel on either side with some associated creasing and the tears have been repaired to the reverse of the jacket. Brown spotting to the reverse. Jacket illustration by Bruce Pennington. First printing. N° de réf. du vendeur 022417
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Paul Brown, Ramsgate, Royaume-Uni
First edition Uk and hardcover 1976. Blue cloth, gilt lettering. Acid paper tanning as usual. Very good in edge-worn dustjacket with some small closed tears. Ask to see our other Philip K. Dick titles. N° de réf. du vendeur 26634
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : Zeitgeist Books, Middlesex, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. A VG+ UK first edition, first printing hardback in a VG+ dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY BRIAN ALDISS, JONATHAN LETHEM & KIM STANLEY ROBINSON - Pictures of the book are available upon request. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur 003626
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)