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G. P. Putnam's Sons: NY, 1962. First edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. SF novel, winner of the1953 Hugo Award for Best Novel and made into a 2015 television series. In Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 37. First printing with code D36 at bottom of page 239, priced $3.95. See Levack: PKD: A Philip K. Dick Bibliography: Revised Edition (1988) 23a (p.42). Previous owners name and address on small label affixed to top corner of front free endpaper, else a fine copy in a VG dustjacket with edge wear.

The Man in the High Castle is an alternative history novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. Set in 1962, fifteen years after an alternative ending to World War II, the novel concerns intrigues between the victorious Axis Powers—primarily, Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany—as they rule over the former United States, as well as daily life under totalitarian rule.

Identifying a first edition of 'The Man in the High Castle' can be done by checking the publisher information in the book's front matter for the statement 'Published by Putnam in 1962'. It may also have a specific cover design or dust jacket indicative of first issues from that period.