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The Divine Invasion
by Dick, Philip K
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
New York: Timescape, 1981. First edition w complete number line. HC w DJ. MV VG+/Good+. Blue quarter cloth, gilt spine titling bright, publisher colophon stamp to bottom edge, light toning to front endpapers, bright, tight. Unclipped DJ ($12.95) several nicks & closed tears, now in Brodart. DJ illustrated by Rowena Morrill. Not BCE. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.
Synopsis
n The Divine Invasion, Philip K. Dick asks: What if God--or a being called Yah--were alive and in exile on a distant planet? How could a second coming succeed against the high technology and finely tuned rationalized evil of the modern police state? The Divine Invasion "blends Judaism, Kabalah, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity into a fascinating fable of human existence" (West Coast Revew of Books).From the Trade Paperback edition.
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- Bookseller
- Refuge Books: Used & Rare
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230039
- Title
- The Divine Invasion
- Author
- Dick, Philip K
- Format/Binding
- HC w DJ
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition w complete number line
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Timescape
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 239
Terms of Sale
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Refuge Books: Used & Rare. Buying and selling books in historic east Nashville, TN since 2012. Specializing in history, biography, Civil War, books on books, theology, Louisiana, the Inklings, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, Wendell Berry, Flannery O'Connor, George Macdonald, Thomas Mann, Madeleine L'Engle, and Frederick Buechner. We welcome any and all inquiries.Instagram: @refugebooks
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- Gilt
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- Number Line
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- First Edition
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