MARTIAN TIME-SLIP. New York: Ballantine Books, [1964]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ballantine Books U2191. "On a dreary colonial Mars of the near future, the handyman hero becomes involved with a manipulative union boss and an autistic boy who is able to communicate with the despised 'natives,' The believable characters, the humor and the horror all mingle effectively in one of Dick's best novels." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 229. "A landscape that uncannily resembles southern California perceived through the glaze of some deep psychosis." - J. G. Ballard, New Statesman. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-332. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 43. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1357-61. Warrick, pp. 219-20. Touch of rubbing to cover edges, inner surface of covers a bit tanned, owner's name inked on inside front cover, tiny sticker with inventory number on inside rear cover, a very good copy. (#153131).
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