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

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Ray Bradbury. The October Country

Currency:USD Category:Books / Antiquarian & Collectible Start Price:390.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Ray Bradbury. The October Country
<B>Ray Bradbury. </B></I><B><I>The October Country</B></I></B></I><B>.</B></I> New York: Ballentine Book, [1955]. <BR> <BR>First edition (Currey binding C). Octavo. 306 pages. Illustrated by Joseph Mugnaini.<BR><BR>Publisher's glossy red cloth with black lettering on spine. Minor shelf wear to spine ends; board corners are firm and sharp. Neat bookplate of a former owner affixed to initial pastedown (covered by dust jacket). Textblock is in fine condition. Dust jacket has a .5 inch tear near head of spine, slightly affecting the "<I>The</B></I>" of the title, and two small water stains on verso at corners. Spine of jacket is significantly faded. A very good copy of a Bradbury classic.<BR><BR>Special issue of Bradbury's short story collection which reprints 15 stories from Bradbury's 1947 collection <I>Dark Carnival </B></I>and adds four others previously published elsewhere. <I>From the Robert and Diane Yaspan Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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