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Bradbury, Ray. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983., 1983.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Film Tie-In edition, first printing. 1983 date printed to the title page, photo of Ray Bradbury on the outdoor movie set to the jacket's rear panel, no subsequent printings to the copyright page, 4/83 date to the jacket's rear flap, and $13.95 price to the jacket's front flap. Originally published in 1962 by Simon & Schuster, this first movie edition bears the same jacket art by Gray Foy. Adapted to the 1983 Disney produced, Ray Bradbury scripted, Jack Clayton directed film starring Jason Robards, Diane Ladd and others. Publisher's red remainder stamp to the lower page edges, mild thumb-print sized production pucker to the rear cover, else tight, square and very good in red linen over black boards with gilt embossed titles to the front cover and to the spine, red-and-black headband and tail-band; in an about very good dust jacket that still shows bright yellow and bright red spine titles, with tears, crimps, a piece of clear-tape reinforcement, and a 2"X2" piece missing from the upper front panel, front cover and spine art by Gray Foy, rear panel sports a photo of Bradbury holding a script on the film set, above film and author promotional information; original printed $13.95 price still intact to the front inner flap, and original printed date 4/83 still intact to the rear inner flap.
Seller: BOOKFELLOWS Fine Books, ABAA, Sun City, AZ, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. Something Wicked This Way Comes. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1983.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This Knopf reissue of the novel first published in 1962 reproduces Gray Foy's painting for the jacket, while substituting a new photograph of Bradbury on the set for the film adaptation on the back panel. The unclipped jacket, now in protective plastic, is in very good condition, with minor wear to the extremities. Price of $13.95 on the front flap, 4/83 on the bottom of the back flap. 307 pages. 8.75 x 6"
Seller: B Street Books, ABAA and ILAB, San Mateo, CA, U.S.A.
Ray Bradbury. Something Wicked This Way Comes. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1983.
Price: US$190.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Reprint 1983 stated. Ray Bradbury On His Life And Work, "I Take Joy In What I Do" eleven page booklet laid in. 6 x 8 3/4 Book; binding tight with near fine red cloth and silver titles to spine, mild bumping to top corners with three small chips to top rear edge else boards straight and clean with near fine silver titles to front board; three soil specks to top edge with minor bumping to bottom edge else text free of marks, appears barely read. Price clipped dust jacket has mild bumping and chipping with small paper loss to mostly top and bottom edges. Color sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.
Seller: Twinwillow Books, Los Alamitos, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. Something Wicked This Way Comes. Alfred A. Knopf, 1983.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Stated 1983 Knopf Reprint with no additional printings listed. Book in Near Fine condition; binding tight, clean interior and pages crisp. DJ in VG- condition; covers clean, $13.95 price remains intact, very light wear to dj spine ends, 0.75" thin closed tear top front dj hinge, in mylar cover.
Seller: Turning of the Tide Books, SEATTLE, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "Something Wicked This Way Comes" by Ray Bradbury. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1983 film reissue edition. Book in very good condition, contemporaneously lengthily inscribed by Bradbury to Jack Clayton and his wife to front free endpaper, in full ' For Haya & Jack - who believed and believed until this all came true! With my loving thanks over one third of a life!', all edges gilt, original blue cloth gilt, dust jacket, some wear with loss to foot of rear joint, lightly rubbed. Provenance: Inscribed to Jack Clayton (1921-95), film director and producer. Clayton worked with Bradbury on the film Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983).
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Bradbury, Ray. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES.. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1983.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, blue cloth stamped in gold, black endpapers, all edges gilt. One of 75 copies specially bound for Bradbury's use. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan, noting "1 of 75 SPECIAL COPIES!" and dated 1984. This new edition was issued to coincide with the release of the 1983 film. ".remains the quintessential Bradbury fiction." - Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1769-73. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-45. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-51. A fine copy in a just about fine dust jacket two tiny closed tears to upper front panel, small closed tear at the base of the rear panel spine fold and lower rear panel. Uncommon. (31408)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES.. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1983.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, blue cloth stamped in gold, black endpapers, all edges gilt. One of 75 copies specially bound for Bradbury's use. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan, noting (mistakenly) 1 of 70 special copies and dated 1986. This new edition was issued to coincide with the release of the 1983 film. ".remains the quintessential Bradbury fiction." - Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1769-73. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-45. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-51. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear at the base of the spine panel and along the lower edges. Uncommon. (31409)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.