Garden City, Doubleday, 1968. One of Dick's most sought-after books, a nightmarish satire that was the basis for the movie Blade Runner and was included in David Pringle's selection of the 100 best science fiction novels (Dick's fifth title listed, the most of any author). Doubleday, which owns several book clubs, was notorious in the Sixties and early Seventies for the cheapness of their bindings: their trade editions often resemble inexpensive book club editions and this title is no exception. This copy has mild offsetting at the hinges from binder's glue and a few spots of foxing to the foredge; it is otherwise fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight rubbing to the spine extremities. In recent years copies of this title have become increasingly elusive, with those appearing on the market frequently having been through the library system. Correspondence from Dick's publisher at the time indicated that the book had sold slightly under 1900 copies in the first few months after publication -- almost all of which would have been accounted for by libraries; a few months later the publisher reported disappointingly few new sales, in effect confirming what collectors and dealers have long inferred -- that most copies of this book went to libraries, and few were sold in the trade. This is the nicest copy we have seen in years. [#027590] SOLD