LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 Feb Grand Format Book & Manuscript #682  / 

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Ray Bradbury Publication Archive Aqueduct

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:975.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Ray Bradbury Publication Archive Aqueduct
<B>Ray Bradbury. Publication Archive for </B></I><B><I>The Aqueduct</B></I></B></I>. Roy A. Squires, 1979. <BR>First edition. Number 1 of 230 signed, limited first editions. Inscribed to Bruce and Chris by the illustrator, Andrew Smith, and Ray Bradbury. Octavo. <BR><BR><B>Chapbook </B></I>in publisher's French marbled paper wrappers with self flaps. Text printed on specially made paper by Twinrocker of Brookston, Indiana. Fine condition.<BR><BR>[And:]<BR><BR><B>Corrected Typescript </B></I>of the story, with corrections by Bradbury in blue ink. Also includes a sheet of the paper used to print the book, with four practice signatures by Bradbury.<BR><BR>[And:]<BR><BR><B>Original drawing </B></I>by Andrew Smith of the aqueduct that appears on the title page of the book. Fine condition.<BR><BR>[And:]<BR><BR><B>Several states of the corrected page proofs </B></I>of the story, with pencil notations, and several uncut versions of the label.<BR><BR>[And:]<BR><BR><B>Original handwritten manuscript </B></I>of the colophon limitation, the label, and proposed versions of the title as it would appear on the title page.<BR><BR>All items in fine condition. A fascinating production archive of a rare Bradbury item, subsequently collected in <I>The Stories of Ray Bradbury</B></I> in 1980. <I>From the Robert and Diane Yaspan Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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