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Bradbury, Ray. The October Country. Ballantine Books, New York, 1955.
Price: US$11.97 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First paperback edition. 4-1/4" x 7", 277pp + 3pp publisher's advertising. Perfect bound mass market paperback binding. Cover illustration is by Joseph Mugnaini. Spine is somewhat faded, and a chip is beginning to come away from the glue near the base. Cover is otherwise bright, colours are unfaded, with only minor edgewear, small creases. Binding is slightly cocked but intact. Age spotting at top of book block, more pronounced towards spine. Previous owner's name rubber stamped on inside front cover, and first sheet in book; otherwise pages are clean and unmarked.
Seller: The People's Co-op Bookstore, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Bradbury, Ray. THE OCTOBER COUNTRY. Ballantine Books, 1955, 1955.
Price: US$34.56 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: 1955 poor HARDCOVER with poor dust jacket.
Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, san diego, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury , Ray.. The October Country.. Ballantine Books, NY, 1955.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition , first printing , second issue with the Ballantine Logo corrected to be upright on the spine. A near fine book in the original binding. Contents excellent. In a very good or better dust jacket with slight edge wear and fading at the spine. Not price clipped.
Seller: Somewhere In Time Books, St. James, NY, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. October Country. Ballantine, 1955.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Author Signed to Charlie on front endpaper. Has the inverted BB on the spine. No additional printings listed. Spine ends of book pushed in litely. Some faint shelf wear to ends of book boards. Book is clean, tight and square. Previous owner name. A very nice copy of one of Bradbury's best.
Seller: Bob Lakin Books, Chatfield, TX, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The October Country. Ballantine Books, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1955.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 306 pages, red cloth binding with black lettering and "BB" logo upside down. Near fine with just a trace of shelfwear and a 1" x 3/8" bookplate of a former owner. In a dustjacket which is spine darkened and is badly chipped at the head and heal of the spine and has some closed tears and and a thin piece missing from the inside front flap. The cover art by Joe Mugniani is still sharp and undamaged.
Seller: Stuart W. Wells III, Norwalk, CT, U.S.A.
Ray Bradbury. October Country. New York: Ballantine Books [1955], 1955.
Price: US$525.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition in Currey's B second state binding with monogram correctly printed. Hardcover, bound in red cloth with black lettering in a dust jacket. Edge-wear, the jacket smudged and spine faded with one minor tear, retaining price of $3.50; the text unmarked.
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
BRADBURY, Ray. OCTOBER COUNTRY. Ballantine Books, New York, 1955.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The book is fine except for some uneven toning on the inner covers. The Ballantine Books logo on the book's spine is upside down as called for in the first state. The dustjacket has some spot, tears and chips. Signed "First Edition Ray Bradbury' on the fly leaf.
Seller: Euclid Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
BRADBURY, Ray.. The October Country.. NY: Ballantine Books (1955)., 1955.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: 306 pp. Bumps to lower corners, pale spot to fore-edge. In all, very good plus in a very good, first issue dust jacket with internally-mended tears to the flap folds and foot and crown of spine. SIGNED by Bradbury on the front free endpaper.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE OCTOBER COUNTRY. Ballantine Books, New York, 1955.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. Probable later state of the hardcover trade binding with publisher's monogram correctly stamped on spine panel (Currey binding B2). Brief signed inscription by Bradbury to "David" on front free endpaper. Four stories appear here for the first time in book form, "The Dwarf," "The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse," "Touched With Fire," and "The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone." The remainder are reprinted, most with revisions, from DARK CARNIVAL (1947). Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 259. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books 55. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1571-73. See Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-46. See Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-34 and 4-52. A fine copy in good dust jacket with shelf wear at edges, faded spine panel lettering, general dust soiling, and damp stains along flap folds. Still presents pretty well. (#136470)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Ray Bradbury. The October Country (signed first edition). Ballantine, 1955.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, first printing with inverted Ballantine BB logo on spine. Signed by Bradbury on the title page and dated Oct 17, 93. Bradbury signed this copy for me when he was in New Orleans to speak at SE Louisiana University in nearby Hammond LA. He was kind enough to sign a number of his books for me. This is a fine copy that is bright red with crisp black titles on spine. The DJ is spine faded with several small chips at spine ends and an old clumsy tape repair to the back cover corner. The DJ is otherwise complete with the $3.50 price point present. See my photos of this copy of the book, more available upon request. This book is in my possession and will ship in bubble wrap, packed in a cardboard box. #25
Seller: Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The October Country.. Ballantine Books [1955], New York, 1955.
Price: US$975.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Bradbury's classic collection of nineteen macabre short stories. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Joe Mugnaini. In Currey's "B" binding in its first state, with the Ballantine Books monogram at spine foot printed upside down. One of three bindings, no priority determined. Currey p.57. Signed by the author on the title page, "Ray Bradbury 1/22/81." Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Joe Mugnaini. Author photograph by Morris Dollens. A classic of the macabre and fantastic, The October Country contains such milestones in the medium as Homecoming and The Small Assassin, as well as The Dwarf and Touched by Fire. The underlying theme is the distortion and disguises of love, in a world that sorely needs it. With illustrations by Joe Mugnaini, who illustrated several of Bradbury's previous works including the very famous Fahrenheit 451.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE OCTOBER COUNTRY. Ballantine Books, New York, 1955.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. Probable earliest state of the hardcover trade binding with publisher's monogram stamped upside down on spine panel (Currey binding B1). Signed on the title page by Bradbury. Four stories appear here for the first time in book form, "The Dwarf," "The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse," "Touched With Fire," and "The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone." The remainder are reprinted, most with revisions, from DARK CARNIVAL (1947). Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 259. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books 55. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1571-73. See Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-46. See Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-34 and 4-52. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with very light wear at edges, largely spine ends and lower edge of front panel, and title on spine panel faded to light orange. A nice copy. (#162374)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE OCTOBER COUNTRY. Ballantine Books [1955], New York, 1955.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, illustrations by Joe Mugnaini, original red cloth, lettered in black. Currey binding B2, probable second state with publisher's logo printed correctly at base of spine. This title reprints the contents of DARK CARNIVAL (1947), most with revisions and it also includes four stories collected here for the first time; "The Dwarf," "The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse," "Touched With Fire," and "The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone." See Barron: Horror Literature 3-34. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #259. A just about fine copy, touch of rubbing to cloth at spine ends in a very good dust jacket, white background of dust jacket shows some moderate dust soiling, otherwise front panel nice and bright, spine panel title lettering color faded as usual but still quite readable, light shelf wear to spine ends. (10304)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE OCTOBER COUNTRY. Ballantine Books [1955], New York, 1955.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, Illustrated by Joe Mugnaini, original red cloth, lettered in black. Currey binding B1, probable first state of the trade binding with publisher's logo inverted at base of spine. This title reprints the contents of DARK CARNIVAL (1947), most with revisions and it also includes four stories collected here for the first time; "The Dwarf," "The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse," "Touched With Fire," and "The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone." See Barron: Horror Literature 3-34. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #259. A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with two small 10 mm closed tears to base of front panel, two tiny tears to upper front panel, light wear to the head of the spine panel with closed tears at the fold edges, mild darkening to spine panel and some fade to the orange ink of the title lettering but still quite legible. (25398)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE OCTOBER COUNTRY. Ballantine, 1955.
Price: US$1602.02 + shipping
Description: THE OCTOBER COUNTRY, Ballantine, 1955, first edition, first issue binding, some light dust-soiling to the t.p.e.'s, else a vg+/near fine copy in vg dust-wrapper with some slight wear and tear and some modest dust soiling to the front dust-wrapper panel. The red title lettering on the dust-wrapper remains nice and bright. Illustrated by Joe Mugnaini. SIGNED by the author. Among those titles listed in BALLANTINE BOOKS: THE FIRST DECADE, Bailiwick Books, 1987.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The October Country. Ballantine Books, New York, 1955.
Price: US$1950.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing of the first edition, first state, with the "BB" monogram on spine of book inverted, red cloth with black lettering on spine, 8vo, 306pp. Preceded by a limited edition of 50 copies bound for the author. Signed by Ray Bradbury directly on the title page. Minor rubbing to board edge (primarily to spine ends), else book in fine condition; dust jacket with tanning to spine, minor paper loss to spine ends, lightly rubbed/soiled panels, a few short close tears to top and bottom front cover, and light paper loss (primarily at spine ends), else fine.
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE OCTOBER COUNTRY. Ballantine Books [1955], New York, 1955.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, illustrations by Joe Mugnaini, original red cloth, lettered in black. Currey binding B1, probable first state of the trade binding with publisher's logo inverted at base of spine. This title reprints the contents of DARK CARNIVAL (1947), most with revisions and it also includes four stories collected here for the first time; "The Dwarf," "The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse," "Touched With Fire," and "The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone." See Barron: Horror Literature 3-34. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #259. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild darkening to the spine panel and some fade to the orange ink of the title lettering, tiny closed tear to the upper front panel. Anice copy. (31427)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The October Country. Ballantine Books,New York, 1955.
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy. This original dustjacket is rich in color with minor wear to the edges. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE OCTOBER COUNTRY. Ballantine Books [1955], New York, 1955.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, illustrations by Joe Mugnaini, original red cloth, lettered in black. Currey binding B1, probable first state of the trade binding with publisher's logo inverted at base of spine. This title reprints the contents of DARK CARNIVAL (1947), most with revisions and it also includes four stories collected here for the first time; "The Dwarf," "The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse," "Touched With Fire," and "The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone." See Barron: Horror Literature 3-34. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #259. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, tiny closed tear with crease to base of front panel, title spine lettering orange color slightly faded, quite readable, white jacket shows virtually no soiling, now housed in a custom made tray case. (11073)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE OCTOBER COUNTRY. Ballantine Books, New York, 1955.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. Probable earliest state of the hardcover trade binding with publisher's monogram stamped upside down on spine panel (Currey binding B1). Four stories appear here for the first time in book form, "The Dwarf," "The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse," "Touched With Fire," and "The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone." The remainder are reprinted, most with revisions, from DARK CARNIVAL (1947). Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 259. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books 55. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1571-73. See Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-46. See Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-34 and 4-52. A fine copy in fine white dust jacket virtually free of soiling with tiny closed tear and associated crease at bottom edge of front panel and orange title lettering on spine panel slightly faded but quite readable. Overall, an attractive example of a jacket rarely found in nice condition. Enclosed in a quarter red leather clamshell box. (#111877)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The October Country. Ballantine Books, 1955.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine first edition, first issue, in a fine first issue dust jacket (with the upside-down "BB" on the spine). Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE OCTOBER COUNTRY. Ballantine Books [1955], New York, 1955.
Price: US$3750.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, illustrations by Joe Mugnaini, original red cloth, lettered in black. Currey binding B1, probable first state of the trade binding with publisher's logo inverted at base of spine. This title reprints the contents of DARK CARNIVAL (1947), most with revisions and it also includes four stories collected here for the first time; "The Dwarf," "The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse," "Touched With Fire," and "The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone." See Barron: Horror Literature 3-34. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #259. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to the spine ends and corner tips, no fade to the orange title lettering of the spine panel. An excellent copy. (28557)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The October Country. Ballantine, 1955.
Price: US$3750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A stunning fine first edition in a fine dust jacket with no fading of the red lettering. Very rare as such. First State, with the "BB" monogram on spine of book inverted, red cloth with black lettering on spine, 8vo, 306pp. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE OCTOBER COUNTRY / ***** ONE OF ONLY 50 COPIES *****. Ballantine, 1955.
Price: US$6923.50 + shipping
Description: ***** ONE OF ONLY 50 COPIES *****OCTOBER COUNTRY, Ballantine, 1955, first edition, f.e.p. replaced, else a vg+/near fine copy. 1/50 copies of the specially bound presentation copies, this one INSCRIBED by the author at a later date on the title page. Quite scarce thus. Among those titles listed in BALLANTINE BOOKS: THE FIRST DECADE, Bailiwick Books, 1987. (As new facsimile dust-wrapper is available for a modest fee. Please inquire if interested. Thank you).
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.