A HANDFUL OF DARKNESS [FIRST ISSUE] by Dick, Philip K - 1955

UK: Panther Books. Very Good. 1980. Paperback. 0586048049 . Suffers ubiquitous age toning, ow clean, tight and square. In collectable condition. Panther books/Granada Publishing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .

London: Granada Publishing, 1980 12mo. original printed wraps (a little rubbed & creased, slight toning and spotting); pp. 186, [6 (pubs. advts.)]. A very good copy.. Reprint. Soft Cover. VG.

London: Grafton Books, 1988 12mo. original printed wraps (a trifle rubbed); pp. 238 (last blank), [2 (pubs. advts.)]. A near fine copy.. Reprint. Soft Cover. F-.

Panther Books, 1966. Paperback. Acceptable. 1966. Panther Edition. 186 pages. Pictorial paper covers. Minor foxing and heavy tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, slightly lighter to reverse of covers. Moderate cracking to front hinge but pages remain attached. Visible staining to both hinges. Paper covers have light edge-wear and corner curling with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has noticeable rolling and creasing.

Panther (2108), 1966. 1st Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 186 pages. Item Type: Book. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's signature in ink. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; . Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 030506. .

London: Grafton Books 1988 First Grafton Paperback Printing ISBN 0-586-04804-9, 1988 Near Fine. Just a touch of edgewear, faint graze to lower front corner, mild age-toning to pages, otherwise a very attractive copy, Fine throughout. Cover art by Chris Foss. Previously published in paperback by Panther Books in 1966 and 1980 with different cover art.

St Albans: Granada Publishing/Panther Books 1980 Second Panther Paperback Printing ISBN 0-596-04804-9, 1980 Near Fine. Light edgewear, a couple of very small faint creases to front corners, otherwise a Fine unread copy. Cover art by Colin Hay.

London: Rich & Cowan, 1955 (500 grams) First edition in second issue wrapper which mentions World of Chance, on back panel, Dick's second book being his first collection of short fiction,and his first hardcover book, ex-library, lacks front fep, rear fep has left half neatly removed, rubber stamps to paste down, half title and title, some ballpen numbers to paste down and half title, tape residue to paste downs and half title, closed edges browned, pp 23-27 has some minor staining, small tear top margin edge of pp19-20, BUT the price clipped DW is very tidy, just being slightly chipped to spine tail, collection of 15 short stories, includes, The Preserving Machine, TIDY DW MAY BE USEFUL TO UPGRADE ANOTHER COPY. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. Ex-Library.

First edition, first impression. Original second issue red cloth with black lettering to spine. Some off-setting to endpapers and toning to edges with a previous owner name to front endpaper, else very good in a good second issue dust jacket with some chipping and loss to edges.

Boston: Gregg Press, 1978. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket (as issued). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. <b>A collection of short stories. Introduction by Richard A. Lupoff. Frontispiece by Hannah Shapero. Text is photo-reproduced from the 1955 Rich & Cowan First edition. The PKD Gregg Press Editions were largely distributed to libraries, and their print runs were typically around 500.</b> This is a solid very good copy. It is an ex-lib with the pocket and stamp present on the first endpaper. A VERY CLEAN x-lib, showing NO abuse or poor handling. The first endpaper is also clipped at the lower right corner. One more stamp to the rear board and first rear endpaper. Aside from that, the binding is firm, and shows only light shelfwear. The book is preserved in an acid-free archival bag.