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Bradbury,Ray. Death Is A Lonely Business. The Franklin Library/Signed First Edition Society, 1985.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Deluxe First Edition. Fine/Issued without A DJ. Signed by the author.
Seller: Nelson Freck, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. Death Is a Lonely Business. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1985.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 278 pages. Gilt edges, ribbon marker, gilt tooling on binding. Signed by the author on the first sheet following the front free endpaper. Frontispiece by Gary Kelley. Back cover lightly soiled. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Village Booksmith, Hudson Falls, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.01 + shipping
Description: Full Green Leather Franklin Library First Edition Singed. Signature in blue ink. Leaflet included. Spine tight. Pages neat and intact. Foxing to top page edges. Previous owner seal on inside. ribbon untucked. Pictures upon request.
Seller: R Bookmark, Youngtown, AZ, U.S.A.
Ray Bradbury. Death Is a Lonely Business (Signed). Franklin Library, 1985.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: As new clean tight and bright Franklin Library leather bound signed edition. E55 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Ray Bradbury. Death Is a Lonely Business (Signed). Franklin Library, 1985.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed. First Edition. Signed first edition, bound in full leather. Still sealed in original plastic.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
BRADBURY, Ray. Death Is a Lonely Business. Franklin, Franklin Center, 1985.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 278 pages, 8vo, full gilt-stamped green leather, all edges gilt. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1985. Limited First Edition. Fine. Privately printed, and signed by the author for members of The Signed First Edition Society.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. Death is a Lonely Business. Franklin Library, 1985.
Price: US$81.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Signed first edition. Lovely leather bound edition with gilt edged pages. As issued, without dust jacket.
Seller: Centigrade 233, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Ray Bradbury. Death Is a Lonely Business (Signed). Franklin Library, 1985.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed. First Edition. signed, first edition
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. Death is a Lonely Business. Franklin Library, 1985.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First SIGNED limited leather-bound edition. Fine.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. Death Is a Lonely Business. Franklin Press, 1985.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Part of limited first editions sumptuous leather-bound, ribbed spines with extensive patterned gilt-embossed front and back covers, also spine. All pages are gilt. Custom marbled endpapers, brand ribbon page-markers, acid free paper.
Seller: Friends of SMPL Bookstore, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, 1985.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Precedes the trade edition. Signed by Bradbury as issued. Frontispiece by Gary Kelley. Gilt-stamped leather-covered boards, all edges gilt, satin pagemarker. Issued without dustjacket. Unread copy in Fine condition. The first of Bradbury's three mystery novels each with Detective Crumley whom Bradbury named in tribute to James Crumley.
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Ray Bradbury. Death Is A Lonely Business. Franklin Library, 1985.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Franklin Library Edition. Signed by the late Ray Bradbury. A fine copy from my personal collection. Never read with tight binding. Packaged in a box and shipped promptly with delivery confirmation. Conscientious customer satisfaction a given.
Seller: Moonlighting Librarian, IOBA, Valparaiso, IN, U.S.A.
BRADBURY, Ray.. Death is a Lonely Business.. Franklin Library,, Franklin Center:, 1985.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Limited first edition. SIGNED by the author. Publisher's letter laid in. Octavo, fully bound in green leather with gilt lettering and design, raised bands along spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, sewn-in ribbon bookmark. Near fine. ; 278 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. Death Is a Lonely Business (Author Signed). FRANKLIN LIBRARY., 1985.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: The Franklin Library; Franklin Center, 1985. Deluxe Leather Collector Edition. First Edition. Signed by author directly on prelim. A Fine copy. Gilt embossed full leather binding is very nice with sharp corners, AEG is fresh and bright. Bound in Fine Genuine Leather - 22kt gold-stamped spine accents - Distinctive raised spine hubs, - Intricate gilt stamped cover designs, - Specially milled acid-neutral paper, - Smyth-sewn pages, - Gilded page edges, - Permanent satin ribbon page-marker. Binding firm, book unread and unopened, book in pristine condition. 278pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.
Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS. Pa, Franklin Library, 1985.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Embossed Leather.Fine.Signed.(S)
Seller: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A.
RAY BRADBURY. DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS. FRANKLIN PRESS, UNITED STATES, 1985.
Price: US$108.87 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A LIMITED EDITION BOUND IN THE PUBLISHERS FULL LEATHER BINDING WITH THE SIGNATURE BY THE AUTHOR TO FRONT ENDPAPER, DOUBLE FRONTIS ILLUSTRATION. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 x 6 INCHES. MINOR HORIZONTAL CREASE TO BOTTOM OF FRONT BOARD, COUPLE OF MINOR BUMPS TO EDGES OF BOARDS, VERY OCCASIONAL MINOR MARK TO PAGES. OVERALL A LOVELY COPY IN NEAR FINE CONDITION. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
BRADBURY, RAY. DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS. FRANKLIN LIBRARY, PENNSYLVANIA, 1985.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: PENNSYLVANIA: FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1985. 1ST EDITION LIMITED EDITION. FINE/NO JACKET. PENNSYLVANIA: FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1985. 1ST EDITION LIMITED EDITION. FINE/NO JACKET. PENNSYLVANIA: FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1985. 1ST EDITION LIMITED EDITION. FINE/NO JACKET. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Franklin Library, 1985. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. First Edition. This copy is a beautiful, green leather over hard board with gold embossed patterns on the cover and spine, with gilt page edges on all sides. New condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges/corners and a tight binding.The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. This is the true first edition of the book and precedes the trade edition. There is a special introduction by the author that appears in no other edition. The book is hand signed by the author and features premium hand-cut full leather boards with a distinct cover design in ornate 22-karat gold gild. There are marbled endpapers with a sewn in matching satin bookmark. The pages are gold gilded to protect against dust and moisture and the paper used is acid neutral to last generations without discoloring. A total of 201 various classic First Editions by various authors were issued by the Franklin Library from 1983 until they ceased publishing in 2000. These books are highly collectible and are no longer available directly from the publisher. Letter from publisher included. 1ST PRINTING
Seller: MySEAbooks, Harlingen, TX, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. Death is A Lonely Business. Easton Press, 1985.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: First edition signed by Bradbury on the first flyleaf. Full hunter-green leather with gilt design on the panels; lettering and four raised bands on the spine. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. All edges gilt. Sewn-in placemarker. A Franklin Library letter signed by the publisher is laid in. 8vo. 278pp.
Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Ray Bradbury. Death is a Lonely Business. The Franklin Center Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1985.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine hardcover. Limited first edition. Gilded edges. Privately printed and personally signed by Ray Bradbury (on front end paper) exclusively for members of the Signed First Edition Society. No noticable markings or underlining inside. ; 6" x 8 7/8"; 278 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Elder's Bookstore, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray.. DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS.. FRANKLIN LIBRARY., FRANKLIN CENTER, 1985.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED Limited Edition. Fine in dark green leather binding, with gilt edges & a satin marker ribbon, without dj. as issued.
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: a Franklin Library FIRST EDITION STATED green leather hardcover with gold guilded lettering on the spine and decorative hardcover includes a silk ribbon and letter from the franklin library, book has a personal library stamp in the front area of book, book was personally SIGNED by author RAY BRADBURY
Seller: ODDS & ENDS BOOKS, Sherwood Forest, CA, U.S.A.