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New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1969. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Doubleday First edition first printing March 1969. Hardback book is tight and clean with lean. Boards clean, with softened corners. Bumped to head and foot of spine, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with toning to edges, and two feint spots to fore-edge. FEP has been removed, and there are US Air Force Stamps to the front and rear pastedowns, the copy right page, and the last free end paper. There is also "SF" pen notation to the top corner of the title page. The other pages are all crisp and unblemished, nice and white. Feels lightly read and still tight. Grades very good. Jacket is complete and tidy, generally there are is feint grubbiness to the white areas of the front and rear panels. The front panel has 5mm closed tear to the top edge, and the spine has some light toning, however it is not sunned as the delicate pink author name still retains…

"Ubik" by Philip K. Dick is a mind-bending sci-fi masterpiece exploring the unpredictable nature of reality. Set in a future where psychic powers are commonplace, the story follows Joe Chip, an anti-psychic operative. After a catastrophic incident, Joe becomes embroiled in a perplexing struggle against the destabilization of reality. He encounters strange occurrences where time, space, and perceptions warp erratically. Amidst this chaos, the enigmatic substance "Ubik" emerges, offering uncertain powers and challenging the very fabric of existence. Dick's narrative brilliantly delves into themes of identity, truth, and the elusive nature of reality, delivering a thought-provoking journey that blurs the lines between perception and certainty.

The first edition jacket features a spray can spraying pink. Above the UBIK title on the can it says Philip K. Dick and at the bottom of the can it says Doubleday Science Fiction. Inside the jacket it states U. $4.50 On the rear flap of the jacket look for JACKET BY PETER RAUCH and then Printed in the U.S.A. The book's title page says: U B I K by Philip K. Dick, then DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY, INC. then 'Garden City, New York'. Then the date 1969. On the rear of the book's title page, look for: Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 69-15205 Copyright (c) 1969 Philip K. Dick All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America First Edition The book boards are Octavo. Grey cloth with hte spine lettered in silver.