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The little black box : the collected stories of Philip K. Dick : volume five

by Philip K. Dick, Thomas M. Disch

This second volume of collected science fiction stories contains twenty-seven works written during the McCarthy era, characterised by the political tensions of the period.

Accession 16494 ISBN 0887330533 Publisher U/M Underwood/Miller
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