Now Wait for Last Year (1966) Signed First Edition Reference

Now Wait for Last Year combines time travel, drug addiction, and interstellar war in a characteristically Dickian brew. Published by Doubleday in 1966, the novel follows Dr. Eric Sweetscent, whose wife becomes addicted to JJ-180, a drug that transports users through time. Meanwhile, Earth is caught in an interstellar conflict, and the Terran leader’s attempts to use time travel for political advantage create paradoxes that threaten reality itself.

First Edition Identification

Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York Publication date: 1966 Format: Hardcover in dust jacket

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed first edition, fine/fine: $2,000–$5,000
• Unsigned first edition, fine/fine: $200–$500

A mid-career Dick novel that demonstrates his ability to layer multiple speculative concepts within a single narrative while maintaining focus on human relationships and personal crisis.