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Ray Bradbury Personally Owned Lot of 13 Posters -- With One Bearing a Signed Dedication to His Wife

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Ray Bradbury Personally Owned Lot of 13 Posters -- With One Bearing a Signed Dedication to His Wife

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Auction Date:2014 Sep 25 @ 17:00 (UTC-7 : PDT/MST)
Location:11901 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, California, 90025, United States
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Ray Bradbury poster lot of 13 pieces from Bradbury's personal collection, with one signed. Comprises: (1) poster titled, ''Celebrate a Coming Event With Karl & Mona Malden''. Grey poster with blue silkscreened design measures 13.25'' x 20''. Creasing and some faint toning, else near fine; (2) pair of identical posters for the world premiere of ''Leviathan 99: A Space Age Drama by Ray Bradbury at the Metro-Goldwyn Stage Nine''. Both measure 13.25'' x 22.5''. Foxing and toning, with a stain to lower left of one, else very good; (3) set of 4 identical posters for ''The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit''. Posters are blue with white lettering and design, advertising the play at the Coronet Theatre on La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles. Each measures 11'' x 15.75''. Some wear to corners, else near fine; (4) set of 5 illustrated prints of Bradbury's moving poem ''Imagine'', all signed in pencil by the artist Joseph Mugnaini. One is signed by Bradbury and dedicated to his wife Marguerite McClure; his sweet autograph inscription at the conclusion of the poem is an allusion to a line in the poem about any minute of life being worth reliving after one's death, reading, ''Mag: ANY Minute! Love, RAY''. Mugnaini also pays tribute to Mrs. Bradbury on this print, ''Mag, you inspire''. Indeed, Bradbury's wife is credited with enabling his seminal career by taking on the role of breadwinner early in their marriage so he could spend his days writing. Accompanied by an unsigned print bearing just the illustration and title without the poem. Each measures 22.5'' x 15.5''. Foxing and toning, with creasing to Bradbury signed sheet. Very good. With a COA from the Ray Bradbury estate.