To the High Castle, Philip K. Dick: A Life 1928-1962

Overview:

  • Title: To the High Castle, Philip K. Dick: A Life 1928-1962
  • Author: Gregg Rickman
  • Year: 1989
  • ISBN-10: 0916063240
  • Publisher: Fragments West / The Valentine Press
  • Price: $19.95
  • Pages: xxvi+451+[8]
  • Binding: Trade Paperback
  • Type: Non-fiction
  • Title Reference: To the High Castle, Philip K. Dick: A Life 1928-1962
  • Notes:
    • First edition (not stated).
    • The copyright is assigned for the year 1989 to Rickman.
    • Apparent first printing.
    • The [8] extra pages contain photo plates and one essay also accompanied by a photo. They are inserted between pp. 228 & 229.
    • The Appendix begins on p. 383: Appendix A: The Work of Philip K. Dick (p. 384f.) lists the books by Dick (and 'Teddy'); Appendix B: Literary Chronology, 1940-1961 is on pp. 386-391.
    • Appendix C consists of the four examples for early poems and stories by Dick; Appendix D on pp. 396-399 summarizes the outcome of The Personality Factor Profile Test that Dick undertook in the mid-1950s.
    • A bibliography of used reference works appears on pp. 400-409; Rickman's notes are on pp. 410-435.
    • Two indexes are on pp. 436-450; a note 'About the Author' appears on p. 451.
    • "Designed by Laura Testa" is stated on the copyright page.