Books

New York: Entwhistle Books, 1975. First edition, Currey state (A), one of 500 copies in cloth, an unnumbered copy signed by the author (a signed issue of 90 numbered copies was also issued. x, 170 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original burgundy cloth titled in gilt. Fine copy. First edition, Currey state (A), one of 500 copies in cloth, an unnumbered copy signed by the author (a signed issue of 90 numbered copies was also issued. x, 170 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The only "mainstream" novel published in Philip K. Dick's lifetime, originally written in 1959, the year he wrote Time out of Joint. Dick biographer Lawrence Sutin called it “Phil’s first novel to put multiple narrative viewpoints to wild work.” One of a handful of copies signed by Dick, but not numbered. This copy has the statement “First edition: 500 copies, cloth bound” on the copyright page. Currey p. 156; Levack 5; Wintz and Hyde MS1; Wessells 34

Confessions of a Crap Artist is one of Philip K. Dick's non-science fiction novels. Initially written in 1959, the novel was published posthumously in 1975. The story unfolds through multiple first-person perspectives and provides a satirical take on dysfunctional family dynamics.

Identifying the first edition of 'Confessions of a Crap Artist' can be done by checking for the publisher 'Entwhistle Books', the ISBN, and the publication date of 1975.