The Preserving Machine

For the title story of this collection, see The Preserving Machine (short story).

The Preserving Machine

File:Preserving machine.jpg Cover of the first edition
Author	Philip K. Dick
Cover artist	Leo and Diane Dillon
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction short stories
Publisher	Ace Books
Publication date	1969
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	317 pp

The Preserving Machine is a collection of science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick. It was first published by Ace Books in 1969 as part of their Ace Science Fiction Specials series. The stories had originally appeared in the magazines Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction, Beyond Fantasy Fiction, If, Amazing Stories, Planet Stories, Worlds of Tomorrow, Imagination and Satellite.

Contents

• "The Preserving Machine"
• "War Game"
• "Upon the Dull Earth"
• "Roog"
• "War Veteran"
• "Top Stand-By Job"
• "Beyond Lies the Wub"
• "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale"
• "Captive Market"
• "If There Were No Benny Cemoli"
• "Retreat Syndrome"
• "The Crawlers"
• "Oh, to be a Blobel!"
• "What the Dead Men Say"
• "Pay for the Printer"

Bibliographical Note: A hardcover issue of this book was released through the Book-of-the-Month Club (USA) in late 1969 and remained available through 1970. It is an octavo-sized book, bound in gray textured paper boards, stamped in green on the spine, in a dust-cover with "Book Club Edition" printed in lieu of the price on the bottom front flap. It remains the only hardcover edition of this title ever printed.