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Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good BCE hardcover with very good dust jacket in new Brodart jacket. Previous owner's book plate on fep, otherwise unmarked, bright and clean with square and tight binding. All is near fine. Suitable for a gift. Enjoy reading with a real book in your hands. Shipping from North Carolina. Dedicated to delighting our customers. Delivery confirmation provided on all domestic orders. Happy to ship to international locations. Consider expedited shipping - just a little more moves your purchase a lot faster. Digital photos available on request for any book.
Seller: Cameron Park Books, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. Twice 22. Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, New York, 1959.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Collection of 44 stories by the master of sci-fi/fantasy combines two of his earlier books into one volume: "The Golden Apples of the Sun" & "A Medicine for Melancholy." A full-page, pen-and-ink illustration by longtime collaborator Joe Mugnaini (who also did the brilliant DJ cover art) precedes each book. 406 pages. A Book Club Edition (BCE), this hardcover is in Good+ condition downgraded due to a cracked front hinge, slight corner bumping, & mild rubbing to extremities. Else, completely clean, text block strong & secure, pages creamy white. NO writing, highlighting or underlining. NOT ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is also just Good, downgraded due to a large chip out of top edge of front cover near spine. But the colors are bright, no fading; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Please see our photos--they show the EXACT book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm (Pacific) time; Sundays & holidays ship very next business day!
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Description: Book Club Edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket in mylar cover
Seller: Herland Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
BRADBURY, Ray. Twice 22. Doubleday, Garden City, 1959.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear. This is a vintage book club edition book collecting two of Bradbury's classic science fiction story collections: The Golden Apples of the Sun and A Medicine for Melancholy.
Seller: Uncharted Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. Ray Bradbury's Twice 22. Doubleday & Co Inc, Garden City, New York, 1959.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Clean and tight and square. Sharp corners. Appears unread. Bright red boards with white lettering on the spine. Book Club Edition. Gutter code I12 on page 405. Light little spots on the tiptops of the pages. Forty-Four stories in all, complete in one volume, including The Golden Apples of the Sun and A Medicine for Melancholy. The dust jacket has very little shelfwear but it does have a sunned spine. The jacket is in new mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: funyettabooks, Bloomington, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 406pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. U
Seller: Voyageur Book Shop, Milwaukee, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: clean, solid copy, edge wear, a bit crumpled on spine edges, foxing, book club edition, dj has edge wear, chipping, tiny tears. BP/fiction
Seller: Bookplate, Chestertown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A crisp, clean copy under a partial reproduction jacket. 44 short stories, from two separate books: The Golden Apples of the Sun & A Medicine For Melancholy.
Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. Twice Twenty-Two. Doubleday, New York, 1959.
Price: US$48.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tanning. Two ink marks jacket front. Two inch jacket spine end tear. Corner bumped. Pages clean. Binding good. 1959 most recent date on copyright page. Ray Bradbury photo by Helen Milia Kovich jacket back. The Golden Apples of the Sun, A Medicine for Melancholy. Forty-four stories in all, complete in one volume.
Seller: SuzyQBooks, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First edition hardcover, sewn-bound in black decorative cloth, is in FAIR condition, having much rubbing/scuffing to covers; silver lettering on spine is worn, and parts of silver missing; light wear to top and bottom spine; small stain on front cover; slight slant to volume; light foxing to both endpaper sections; some occasional staining on interior pages; slight shaking noticed in first endpaper section. INSCRIBED IN BLUE INK BY RAY BRADBURY on first fixed endpaper, and dated 4/14/64. Fiction. Fantasy. Science fiction. Short stories. DB.
Seller: Counterpane Books, Frazier Park, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: INSCRIBED book club edition. Book and dust jacket near fine. Slight foxing to front and rear paste-downs and end papers as well as to page edges.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Original black cloth with slight flaking to silver titles on spine. In very good minus, price clipped dust jacket, with some browning and staining to spine, small chip from bottom left of rear panel. No writing or bookplates.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. A Medicine For Melancholy. Doubleday, Ny, 1959.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition Stated
Seller: Feldman's Books, Menlo Park, CA, U.S.A.
BRADBURY, Ray. MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY. Doubleday, New York, 1959.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The dustjacket has some wear, toning on the spine, and some spotting. Part of the lettering on the book's spine is worn and the book is a little dirty. There is a lengthy birthday inscription to a previous owner, dated 1959. To this inscription, Ray Bradbury has added: "And good wishes from Ray Bradbury 20 years later!"
Seller: Euclid Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
BRADBURY, Ray. A medicine for melancholy. Doubleday & Company, New York, 1959.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: Publisher's black cloth with silver decorations on front cover, author and title on spine, in a perfect unclipped dust jacket ($1.75 on top of front flap) but with a price sticker on the back. Overall in excellent condition.
Seller: B & L Rootenberg Rare Books, ABAA, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY. Doubleday, 1959.
Price: US$232.00 + shipping
Description: A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY, Doubleday, 1959, first edition, flaking to the silver lettering of the spine, scattered foxing to the t.p.e.'s, else just about vg in like dust-wrapper with tanning to the dust-wrapper spine and three margins of the rear dust-wrapper panel as well. SIGNED by the author.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. A Medicine for Melancholy. Doubleday, E-325, 1959.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc. , Garden City, NY, 1966. 409 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Joe Mugnaini DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's name present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Ray Bradbury is a modern cultural treasure. His disarming simplicity of style underlies a towering body of work unmatched in metaphorical power by any other American storyteller. And here, presented in a new trade edition, are thirty-two of his most famous tales--prime examples of the poignant and mysterious poetry which Bradbury uniquely uncovers in the depths of the human soul, the otherwordly portraits of outré fascination which spring from the canvas of one of the century's great men of imagination. From a lonely coastal lighthouse to a sixty-million-year-old safary, from the pouring rain of Venus to the ominous silence of a murder scene, Ray Bradbury is our sure-handed guide not only to surprising and outrageous manifestations of the future, but also to the wonders of the present that we could never have imagined on our own. Ray Bradbury is a modern cultural treasure. His disarming simplicity of style underlies a towering body of work unmatched in metaphorical power by any other American storyteller. And here are forty-four of his most famous tales--prime examples of the poignant and mysterious poetry which Bradbury uniquely uncovers in the depths of the human soul, the otherwordly portraits of outre fascination which spring from the canvas of one of the centurys great men of imagination. From a lonely coastal lighthouse to a sixty-million-year-old safari, from the pouring rain of Venus to the ominous silence of a murder scene, Ray Bradbury is our sure-handed guide not only to surprising and outrageous manifestations of the future, but also to the wonders of the present that we could never have imagined on our own. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Ray Bradbury. A Medicine For Melancholy. Doubleday, Garden City, 1959.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed by author on front free end page in blue pen, signature only. First edition stated. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 Book; binding tight with mild bump to top spine, mild bump to top front corner and top rear edge else boards straight and clean with silver titles in very good plus condition; two small soil spots to one page else fine, as new, unread. No jacket. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.
Seller: Twinwillow Books, Los Alamitos, CA, U.S.A.
Ray Bradbury. A Medicine for Melancholy. Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1959.
Price: US$312.50 + shipping
Description: 240 pages. Story collection by the author of Fahrenheit 451. First edition (first printing). Edges a bit worn, with front flap offset on front free endpaper, else a very good copy with crisp silver lettering and decoration on spine. In a dust jacket with some wear to edges and flap creases, and soiling to back cover, thus very good. Rear flap has reviews of Dandelion Wine and a short description of The Illustrated Man.
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray.. A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY.. NY: DOUBLEDAY. 1959, 1959.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SIGNED by Ray Bradbury on the front endpaper. A very good+ copy in a Vg. dj. (Couple small puncture holes at edges of cloth covers, none breaking the cloth surface , otherwise the book is fine. Dj. has a few spots of ink jotting at edges. A few small chips at spine ends. Shelfwear & a 1 1/2-inch tear at bottom edge of rear panel of dj. adjacent to spine, alongwith some smaller edge tears); Signed by Author(s)
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, 1959.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, illustrated by Joseph Mugniani, boards. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan on a label affixed to the front free end paper. Collects the title story and 21 others, including "The Dragon," "Fever Dream," "A Scent of Sarsaparilla," "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed," and "The Day It Rained Forever." Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #260. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with tanning to the spine panel. The front panel is bright. (31421)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
BRADBURY, Ray. A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY. Garden City: Doubleday, 1959.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing. Irregular tanning to rear endpapers and part of rear jacket flap from a once laid in clipping else clean and tight, NEAR FINE in dust wrapper with mild tanning to white white rear panel & inner flap edge.
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY. Garden City, NY Doubleday & Co. 1959, 1959.
Price: US$575.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Inscribed by Bradbury to Erle Korshak, co-founder of Shasta Press and long-time friend. Bumped at heel of spine, otherwise very fine in fine+ dust jacket with faint browning and a touch of wear at the head of the spine panel and a few light soiling marks on white rear panel.
Seller: Tall Tales, Renton, WA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, 1959.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, illustrated by Joseph Mugniani, boards. Collects the title story and 21 others, including "The Dragon," "Fever Dream," "A Scent of Sarsaparilla," "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed," and "The Day It Rained Forever." Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #260. Former owner's bookplate affixed to front paste down, a fine copy in a just about fine dust jacket with a touch of wear at the upper corner tips and the head of the spine panel, slight toning to the white area of the spine panel. An attractive copy. (28142)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. A Medicine for Melancholy. Doubleday & Company, Inc. New York, 1959.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Edition" printed on the copyright page. An attractive First Issue dustjacket that is rich in color with minor wear to the spine. The book is in great shape and is bound in the publisher's ORIGINAL black cloth. The binding is tight with minor wear to the spine. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Price: US$788.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A Medicine for Melancholy: Stories of Wonder and Delight Author: Ray Bradbury Publication: Doubleday and Company, New York, New York Edition: First Edition, First Printing Binding: Hardcover Condition: A Near Fine copy in a Fine mylar wrapped dustjacket Description: THIS CLASSIC 1959 BOOK IS WRITTEN BY PULITZER PRIZE AND EMMY AWARD WINNING AUTHOR RAY BRADBURY! First edition, first printing in Near Fine condition with ex libris name and date in blue cursive on inside cover and in a mylar wrapped dustjacket in Fine condition (see photos). From the extensive Ray Bradbury Collection at Allen s Rare Books. 240pp. Store Description Welcome to Allen s Rare Books. Each book in our inventory has been personally inspected, exhaustively described, and photographed to meet the standards of the discerning collector. We encourage prospective customers to contact us with any questions. Terms of Sale We accept all major credit cards via the AbeBooks Shopping Cart. Customers have 30 days to return a purchased volume(s) which do not meet their original description or are otherwise unsatisfactory. We are proud to offer free shipping on all standard (octavo) sized volumes. Shipping Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 lbs. or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know if extra shipping is required. Each order is packed with the utmost care to ensure safe arrival.
Seller: Allen's Rare Books, El Monte, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. A Medicine for Melancholy. Doubleday, 1959.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good first edition with a terrific inscription at time of publication. Very good dust jacket with small stains on back panel, original price of $3.75 still present on front flap.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$975.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of this collection of twenty-two short stories by the author of Farenheit 451. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Ray Bradbury on the half-title page, "To Steve! Bless you! Ray Bradbury." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Ownership inscription. Jacket design by Joseph Mugniani. A Medicine For Melancholy contains twenty-two short stories including the zany and humorous The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, the eerie fantasy of Dark They Were, and the spine-chilling The Dragon. Whatever their mood or setting, these brilliant stories all possess that unique "Bradbury touch" which has made the author one of America's most renowned storytellers.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY. Doubleday & Company, Garden City, 1959.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed on the title page by Bradbury. Collects twenty-two stories including "The Dragon," "Fever Dream," "A Scent of Sarsaparilla," "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed," and "The Day It Rained Forever." Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 260. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 122. A fine copy in fine dust jacket priced $3.75 on the front flap. (#171982)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A Near Fine copy in like dust jacket. Book with a bit of dampstaining to the bottom edge of both boards, not affecting the text block. Dust jacket with a few tape repairs at the verso of the crown and small writing on the front flap. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication: "For Ken - With the Good Wishes of Ray Bradbury 5/25/59." In A Medicine for Melancholy, Ray Bradbury presents a collection of short stories that tug at the human imagination. Written after Fahrenheit 451 launched Bradbury to international fame, this novella was praised as having intense emotional impact. "Regardless of the outer wrappings or inner core of his story, Bradbury's touch breathes fantasy into his most prosaic items" (Galaxy Magazine 1959). Within the stories, Bradbury weaves science fiction with tall tales and challenges our perceptions of reality. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. A Medicine for Melancholy. Doubleday & Company, Inc. New York, 1959.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Edition" printed on the copyright page. This book is SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Ray Bradbury on the front endpaper. A wonderful copy. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's $3.75 printed price present on the front flap with minor wear to the edges. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy SIGNED by the author.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.