The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is a science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick, first published by Doubleday in Garden City, New York, in 1965. Mars colonists, rival drugs and a man returning from another star system blur reality; it was a Nebula nominee.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Doubleday, 1965
- First published
- Doubleday, Garden City, New York, 1965
- First UK edition
- Jonathan Cape, 1966
The first edition of The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick was published in Garden City, N.Y by Doubleday in 1965. We track 2 editions.
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- Jonathan Cape1966 Hardback I own The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, Jonathan Cape 1966 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Awards and honours
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Mars
- Genre
- science fiction, philosophical fiction, dystopian fiction
In print
- Editions recorded
- 44 on Open Library, 22 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 16 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch?
The first edition of The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick was published in Garden City, N.Y by Doubleday in 1965.
How many editions of The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch are there?
We track 2 editions of The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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- The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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