Philip K. Dick

Selected Short Stories

£110

Illustrated by 24 different artists

Introduced By Jonathan Lethem

Twenty-four artists take on the best of Philip K. Dick’s short fiction in Selected Short Stories. With a unique die-cut slipcase, printed page edges and an introduction by Jonathan Lethem.

Selected Short Stories

£110
Book Details
 
Presentation Box & BindingBound in blocked cloth with a design by La Boca
Blocked and die cut slipcase with printed inside designed by La Boca
Printed endpapers
Digitally printed page edges
Two ribbon markers
Second colour in prelims
Dimensions10 inches x 6¾ inches
FontSet in Mentor with Futura as display
Pages648 pages
AuthorPhilip K. Dick
Illustrated by24 different artists
Illustration24 full-page colour illustrations
Publication Date17/05/2022
Editor's Notes
 
This special collection of short stories has been curated to celebrate the incredible scope of Philip K. Dick’s imagination and wit. Twenty-four artists were commissioned to create the spectacular illustrations, while the volume itself is full of quirky details: the vibrant sprayed page edges feature a pair of startling eyes, and the unique die-cut slipcase features a hidden image on the interior bursting with colour. Award-winning novelist and Philip K. Dick fan Jonathan Lethem has provided a fascinating introduction, while the edition also includes an insightful preface by the author himself. Selected Short Stories brings together the very best in modern book design with a host of diverse artists, all to explore the fantastic – and the fantastically strange – universe of Philip K. Dick.

Selected Short Stories won the Literature category at the British Book Production and Design Awards 2022.
Contents (1 of 2)

The Defenders

The Infinites

The Crystal Crypt

Paycheck

Colony

Second Variety

The Commuter

Adjustment Team

Impostor

The Hanging Stranger

The Golden Man

Exhibit Piece

Sales Pitch

Foster, You’re Dead

Autofac

The Minority Report

The Unreconstructed M

War Game

Oh, To Be a Blobel!

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Contents (2 of 2)

A Game of Unchance

We Can Remember It for You Wholesale

Return Match

The Electric Ant

Chains of Air, Web of Aether

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About the Artists

‘The Defenders’ illustrated by Chris Malbon
Chris Malbon is a commercial and editorial illustrator based in Bristol, UK. He is comfortable working with pens and paint as well as digitally.

‘The Infinites’ illustrated by Georgia Hill
Georgia Hill is an Australian multidisciplinary artist specialising in type-based artworks that combine bold black and white textures and lettering within experimental compositions.

‘The Crystal Crypt’ illustrated by Anna Millais
Anna Millais is an illustrator and bibliophile based in London, UK. She works mainly in pencil and ink and works predominantly by hand, finishing with digital techniques.

‘Paycheck’ illustrated by Jeremy Wilson
Jeremy Wilson lives and works in Richmond, USA. He seeks to perfect his images through design and negative space.

‘Colony’ illustrated by Raisa Álava
Raisa Álava is based in Bilbao, Spain, and works in drawing, engraving, silkscreen, illustration and ceramics.

‘Second Variety’ illustrated by Chris Thornley
Raid71, also known by his alter ego Chris Thornley, works as a graphic designer and illustrator. His retro illustration style uses detailed line work.

‘The Commuter’ illustrated by Hilary Clarcq
Hilary Clarcq is based in Colorado, USA. An illustrator and gallery artist, she creates oil paintings that are often surreal and dreamlike.

‘Adjustment Team’ illustrated by Viktor Hachmang
Victor Hachmang is a Dutch designer, illustrator and comics artist who has published a number of experimental comic books and graphic novels.

‘Impostor’ illustrated by Simon Prades
Simon Prades is an illustrator living in Saarbrücken, Germany. He works with both analogue and digital techniques.

‘The Hanging Stranger’ illustrated by George Wylesol
George Wylesol is an illustrator, designer, writer and educator currently living in Baltimore, USA, and teaching illustration at Towson University and MICA.

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About the Artists

‘The Golden Man’ illustrated by Gerrel A. K. Saunders
Gerrel A. K. Saunders is an illustrator and designer from the twin islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

‘Exhibit Piece’ illustrated by Tavis Coburn
Tavis Coburn’s unique style is inspired by 1940s comic-book art, the Russian avant-garde movement and printed materials from the 1950s and 1960s.

‘Sales Pitch’ illustrated by Charles Chaisson
Charles Chaisson is an illustrator living in Brooklyn, NY, USA. Charles uses mixed media, incorporating pencil drawing, acrylic paint and digital painting.

‘Foster, You’re Dead’ illustrated by Alice Tye
Alice Tye is a London-based illustrator and painter working in oil paints. She also uses digital techniques.

‘Autofac’ illustrated by Damien Jeon
Damien Jeon is a Seoul-based illustrator whose work combines both analogue and digital techniques.

‘The Minority Report’ illustrated by Dave McKean
Dave McKean is an illustrator, author, photographer and designer who has worked in theatre, galleries, music and the film industry.

‘The Unreconstructed M’ illustrated by Anna Mill
Anna Mill is a London based artist, designer and author whose architectural background informs her illustration work.

‘War Game’ illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen
Audrey Benjaminsen is a multimedia illustrator and instructor based in Michigan, USA. She works in a mixture of traditional and digital techniques.

‘Oh, To Be a Blobel!’ illustrated by Kristian Hammerstad
Kristian Hammerstad is an illustrator based in Oslo, Norway. He works on drawn projects and also makes comics.

‘A Game of Unchance’ illustrated by Ashley Mackenzie
Ashley Mackenzie is a Canadian artist and illustrator based in Alberta, Canada. She primarily works digitally and loves the challenge of creating engaging conceptual illustrations.

‘We Can Remember It for You Wholesale’ illustrated by Katherine Lam
Katherine Lam is an illustrator based in New York, USA. She loves the illustration of environment and likes to play with shadows in her work.

‘Return Match’ illustrated by Yehrin Tong
Yehrin Tong is a London based illustrator. Her work is a detailed and hypnotic exploration into mathematical, abstract pattern and optical illusions.

‘The Electric Ant’ illustrated by Greg Ruth
Greg Ruth works in a number of mediums including ink, graphite paint and digital forms. He currently lives and works in Western Massachusetts, USA.

‘Chains of Air, Web of Aether’ illustrated by Corey Brickley
Corey Brickley is a freelance illustrator and designer living and working in Philadelphia, USA. He uses 3D, texture and Wacom-based painting to create surreal and graphic juxtapositions.

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Philip K. Dick was born in Chicago in 1928. At around the age of 12, Dick read his first science-fiction magazine, which led to a lifelong engagement with the genre. After a brief stint at the University of Berkeley in 1949, he worked in a record store, Art Music Company. He wrote full-time from 1951, when he sold his first short story, and went on to produce 44 novels and five collections of short stories. Dick struggled to achieve mainstream success – his non-science-fiction novels being returned by his agent in 1963 – but received enormous acclaim in the science-fiction world for his works exploring metaphysics, theology and politics. His best-known novels include The Man in the High Castle (1962; Folio Society, 2015), which won the Hugo Award in 1963; Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968; Folio Society, 2017); and  Ubik (1969; Folio Society, 2019). Folio's collections of his short stories include The Complete Short Stories (Folio Society, 2021) and Selected Short Stories (Folio Society, 2022). Married five times, Dick died in 1982.

Jonathan Lethem is the New York Times best-selling author of 14 novels, including Motherless Brooklyn (1999), winner of the National Book Critics Circle award, The Fortress of Solitude (2003)and, most recently, The Arrest (2020). He has also published two novellas, Omega, a graphic novel, collections of essays and numerous anthologies. A recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, Lethem has been published in The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and the New York Times, among other publications.