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Philip K. Dick. Solar Lottery. ACE, New York, NY, 1955.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ace book #G718. The author creates a strange and fascinating civilization for the year 2203. Wear at edges, sticker remnants on cover, reading creases, some creases on book, rubbed, interior browning. Size: 4 1/8" x 6 3/8"
Seller: LONG BEACH BOOKS, INC., Long Beach, NY, U.S.A.
Dick, Philip K.. Solar Lottery Ace 77411. Ace Books, New York, NY, 1955.
Price: US$14.75 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 188 pages; Mass market paperback rubbed and scuffed at edges, spine ends and corner tips. Creased at front cover hinge. Book solid and tight. Text block clean and pages tightjust beginning to yellow. Bagged for protection.
Seller: Ye Old Bookworm, Odessa, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$18.79 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: A Solid Book, Pages Aged But Legible. Ace Double D103, Dos-A-Dos. Binding Solid, Some Mild Rubbing To All Edges. Illustrated Covers Are Still Bright. Collectors .
Seller: Westside Stories, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Dick, Philip K.; Brackett, Leigh. Solar Lottery / The Big Jump. Ace Books, Inc., 1955.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ace Double D-103: Philip K. Dick's 'Solar Lottery' and Leigh Brackett's 'The Big Jump' bound dos a dos. Cover price $0.35. First edition thus; 'The Big Jump' had previously been published only in the February 1953 issue of 'Space Stories' magazine, and this is the first appearance ever of Dick's 'Solar Lottery.' Wraps show moderate rubbing edgewear, corner creasing. Spine very slightly creased; book falls open naturally to a crack in the binding at pages 48-49 of 'Solar Lottery.' Binding else intact, with no loose or missing pages. Interior toned, text unmarked. Cover illustrations by Ed Valigursky (Solar Lottery) and Robert E. Schulz (The Big Jump).
Seller: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Ace Double Novel book number D-103; cover price 35 cents; two science fiction novels printed inverted and back-to-back; cover art for Solar by Edward Valigursky and for Big Jump by Robert Schultz. The book is square and unmarked; age-toning to the pages; spine creased and edgeworn; some edgewear to the wraps; sleeve protected.
Seller: Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.
Philip K. Dick. Solar Lottery. Ace Books, 1955.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Light to moderate shelfwear. First edition. Paperback. G-718. 1955 Mass market.
Seller: FITZ BOOKS AND WAFFLES, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.
Dick, Philip K.. Solar Lottery and The Big Jump. Ace Double Novel Books, 1955.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Text is unmarked on heavily warm-toned pages. Wraps are worn with edging, creasing and bumped corners. Spine creased. Text block painted yellow. Covers have the number 20 written in black marker on either side.
Seller: Chamblin Bookmine, Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.
Dick, Philip K.. Solar Lottery. Ace Books, 1955.
Price: US$31.50 + shipping
Description: New York. 1955. Ace Books. Later Edition.G-718. Very Good in Wrappers. 188 pages. paperback. G-718. keywords: Science Fiction America . FROM THE PUBLISHER - SOLAR LOTTERY is a 1955 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was his first published novel and contains many of the themes present in his later work. It was also published in altered form in the UK as WORLD OF CHANCE. SOLAR Lottery takes place in a world dominated by logic and numbers. Loosely based on a numerical military strategy employed by U.S. and Soviet intelligence called minimax (part of game theory), the head of world government is chosen through a sophisticated lottery. In theory, each person is supposed to have an equal chance of becoming the Quizmaster, the head of the lottery system and the most powerful person in the world. This element of randomization in the society serves as a form of social control since each person is stripped of their individuality. Meanwhile, the world is entertained by a game in which an assassin attempts to murder the Quizmaster. By countering and putting down these threats to his life (using telepathic bodyguards as defense), the leader gains the respect of the people. If he loses his life a new Quizmaster is randomly selected. The plot follows the story of Ted Benteley, an idealistic young worker unhappy with his position in life. Benteley attempts to get a job in the prestigious office of Quizmaster Reese Verrick. Unbeknownst to Ted, Verrick is leaving office and he gets tricked into accepting a job with the departing organization. Verrick then makes it clear that his organization's mission is to assassinate the new Quizmaster, Leon Cartwright, in the world's most anticipated competition'. inventory #31778
Seller: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$33.00 + shipping
Description: D-103 good - very good, spine creases, rubbing PBO. Philip K. Dick's first book. Cover by Schulz. paperback,
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.
Dick, Philip K.. Solar Lottery. Ace Books Inc, 1955.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: book has moderate toning across cover, light edgewear, moderate wera at ends of spine with a small tear off spine, moderate foxing on inside of cover (front/back), small stain on bottom corner of a couple pages, light foxing on textblock, otherwise solid and presentable.
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$36.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG-. red mass market paperback in vintage Random House Protect-O-Write plastic protector, bagged for protection, creases forming at covers near binding, small chips to edges of covers, lightly yellowing and acid-worn pages, book is well bound, text is very clean. Once Read Books, cover scan available - just ask, OnceReadBooks com Orders shipped via USPS.
Seller: Once Read Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Dick, Philip K. & Brackett, Leigh. Solar Lottery & the Big Jump. Ace Books, New York, 1955.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Ace D-103. Some spine wear, general paper darkening (as is typical). Overall a decent solid copy of the First Edition.
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Dick, Philip K.. Solar Lottery. Ace Books, 1955.
Price: US$52.50 + shipping
Description: New York. 1955. Ace Books. 1st American Edition. Paired with Leigh Bracketts THE BIG JUMP. Good in Wrappers. 188 + 131 pages. paperback. D-103. Cover illustrators: Ed Valigursky and Robert E. Schulz. keywords: Science Fiction America Vintage Paperback. FROM THE PUBLISHER - SOLAR LOTTERY is a 1955 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was his first published novel and contains many of the themes present in his later work. It was also published in altered form in the UK as WORLD OF CHANCE. SOLAR Lottery takes place in a world dominated by logic and numbers. Loosely based on a numerical military strategy employed by U.S. and Soviet intelligence called minimax (part of game theory), the head of world government is chosen through a sophisticated lottery. In theory, each person is supposed to have an equal chance of becoming the Quizmaster, the head of the lottery system and the most powerful person in the world. This element of randomization in the society serves as a form of social control since each person is stripped of their individuality. Meanwhile, the world is entertained by a game in which an assassin attempts to murder the Quizmaster. By countering and putting down these threats to his life (using telepathic bodyguards as defense), the leader gains the respect of the people. If he loses his life a new Quizmaster is randomly selected. The plot follows the story of Ted Benteley, an idealistic young worker unhappy with his position in life. Benteley attempts to get a job in the prestigious office of Quizmaster Reese Verrick. Unbeknownst to Ted, Verrick is leaving office and he gets tricked into accepting a job with the departing organization. Verrick then makes it clear that his organization's mission is to assassinate the new Quizmaster, Leon Cartwright, in the world's most anticipated competition'. inventory #43190
Seller: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Dick, Philip K. & Brackett, Leigh. Solar Lottery & the Big Jump. Ace Books, New York, 1955.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Ace D-103. Some cover wear, general paper darkening (as is typical). Overall a decent solid & attractive copy of the First Edition.
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Dick, Philip K. Solar Lottery (Ace G-718). Ace Books, 1955.
Price: US$65.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. First edition, thus. Wear and creases to the cover. Pages are tanned.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Dick K. Phillip. Solar Lottery First Price Was the Earth Itself. ACE BOOKS INC, 1955.
Price: US$92.41 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Paperback Ace g-718, 50 cent cover price. this ace is a stand alone book not the ace douple novel. no edition stated on the copyright page. clean nearly as new condition. appears unread.- We ship from Canada and the USA. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.
Seller: bmyguest books, Toronto, ON, Canada