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Ray Bradbury. The Anthem Sprinters and Other Antics. Dial Press, New York, 1963.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good first printing. Contains four short plays, all set in Ireland, and an afterword by Bradbury. Stamp of the London Little Theatre, London, Canada to front cover and contents page. Pages otherwise unmarked. Binding square and tight. Minor wear and some creasing to spine and corners and some rubbing to covers.
Seller: Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books , Toronto, ON, Canada
Bradbury, Ray. The Anthem Sprinters and Other Antics. Dial Press, New York, 1963.
Price: US$33.00 + shipping
Description: Softcover with modest cover wearand what appears to be be an edge stain due to age.
Seller: Uncommon Books, Glastonbury, CT, U.S.A.
Ray. Bradbury. Anthem Sprinters & Other Antics. Dial Press, 1963.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: An Apollo Edition published by The Dial Press, New York, 1963. 1st printing of this paperback edition (first THUS). Front cover has a one-inch scratch (see photo). 1/4-inch closed tear at front edge of rear wrap. General shelfwear. Square and sound. Original price ($1.95) on front cover. Pages lightly tanned. From a personal collection. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE ANTHEM SPRINTERS AND OTHER ANTICS. The Dial Press, New York, 1963.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Trade paperback format. Bradbury's first collection of plays. Some rubbing and dust soiling to wrappers, a very good copy. (#173700)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Ray Bradbury. The Anthem Sprinters and Other Antics. Dial Press, NY, 1963.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 159 pp, the book is a very solid copy, it has mottling on top and bottom of covers, the contents are clean and tight, the page edges are soiled, the jacket has a little soiling and a little edge wear, the copyright is not a stated first or second as Dial Press normally does.
Seller: Yesterday's Books, Richmond, IN, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The Anthem Sprinters and Other Antics. The Dial Press, New York, 1963.
Price: US$72.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Four short plays, set in Ireland. With an afterword by Bradbury. 159 pages. Apollo Editions, A-75, with a $1.95 cover price. First edition (first printing, paperback issue; there was a simultaneous hardcover). A good to very good copy, with the remnants of a label on the upper front cover. Signed by Bradbury on the title page and dated in 1996.
Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray.. The Anthem Sprinters and Other Antics. DIAL PRESS., 1963.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed. Signed by the author in the prelims. Cover is lightly tanned and shows minor wear and rubbing. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE ANTHEM SPRINTERS. Dial Press, 1963.
Price: US$174.00 + shipping
Description: THE ANTHEM SPRINTERS, Dial Press, 1963, first edition, vg in pictorial wraps. SIGNED by the author.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The Anthem Sprinters And Other Antics. Dial Press, 1963.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed. SIGNED by the author. A copy that's been read with wear and creases to the cover. Pages are tanning.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE ANTHEM SPRINTERS AND OTHER ANTICS. Dial Press, NY, 1963.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first prnt. Softcover issue. Apollo Editions A-75. Illustrated perfect-bound wraps. Inscribed by Bradbury on the half-title page. "Beth! From Ray Bradbury." Bradbury has also written "se" at the end of "The" in the printed title to form "These." Wear at edges and folds, front wrap corners with tiny crease, beginning toning on spine at text pages. Tight, clean copy. Very Good condition. Bradbury's second published play.
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The Anthem Sprinters. The Dial Press, New York, 1963.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good plus, first edition, paperback issue (preceding the hardcover issue), signed and dated on the half-title page. Wrappers rubbed and toned with slight edgewear and some creasing on the rear cover. Several pages are dog-earred, including the half-title page. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
Ray Bradbury. The Anthem Sprinters And Other Antics. Dial Press, 1963.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Signed by Bradbury on title page. First Edition. Brown cloth boards with black lettering on spine. Interior is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket shows very light edgewear, a few short closed tears; minor soiling on rear panel; not price clipped ($4.50); in a clear archival sleeve. 159 pages. 8 x 5.25 inches. The first plays to be published by Ray Bradbury. This collection includes: The Great Collision of Monday Last, The First Night of Lent, A Clear View of An Irish Mist, and The Anthem Sprinters. With an afterword, The Queen's Own Evaders, by the author. These are Bradbury's ''Irish'' plays, inspired by and written during the nine months he spent in Ireland while writing the screenplay for Moby Dick. The world premier of these four one-act plays was staged at the Cirque Playhouse in Seattle on March 30, 1966. The Queen's Own Evaders, An Afterword.
Seller: Boyd Used & Rare Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
THE ANTHEM SPRINTERS. BRADBURY, Ray. Dial Press, New York, 1963.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This book comes from my father's vast collection of modern fiction and is inscribed to him as follows: "June29, 1977 These sprinters to run through the days of Isaac Harary egged on by Ray Bradbury" The dustjacket spine is a little faded. There is a closed half inch tear at the top of spine on the front cover and there is some toning.
Seller: Euclid Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray.. THE ANTHEM SPRINTERS AND OTHER ANTICS.. DIAL PRESS., NY, 1963.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. The paperback issue (Precedes hardcover issue. ) SIGNED & dated in 1985 by Ray Bradbury on front end-paper. Close to near fine in printed wrappers. (Couple of page tips lightly creased in text. Hint of mild rubbing to covers. Faint spot of damp spotting at edge of spine on front cover. )
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE ANTHEM SPRINTERS AND OTHER ANTICS. The Dial Press, New York, 1963.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. Inscribed and signed label by Bradbury to a well known fan affixed to front free end paper. Bradbury's first collection of plays. A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with tiny closed tears to the upper and lower front panel, mild fade and toning to the spine panel, small closed tear to the lower left rear panel. The hardcover edition is uncommon. (31412)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
BRADBURY, Ray. THE ANTHEM SPRINTERS AND OTHER ANTICS. Dial Press, New York, 1963.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The rarer hardback edition of these Bradbury plays. The book is fine. The dustjacket has a sunned spine and a small closed tear on the front cover at the top of the spine. Playfully inscribed by RAY BRADBURY.
Seller: Euclid Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE ANTHEM SPRINTERS AND OTHER ANTICS. The Dial Press, New York, 1963.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. The elusive hardbound issue. Brief signed inscription by Bradbury to "David" on front free endpaper. Bradbury's first collection of plays. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with general dust soiling to white background, mainly to spine and rear panels, sunning to spine panel, and clipped price. (#65728)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
BRADBURY, Ray. The Anthem Sprinters and Other Antics. The Dial Press, New York, 1963.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, hardcover issue. Fine in a very good dust jacket with a roughly 1" chip on the rear panel and faint sunning on the spine. Four plays inspired by Bradbury's experiences in Ireland. Also issued in wrappers, the hardcover is very uncommon.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The Anthem Sprinters. Dial Press, 1963.
Price: US$335.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Slightest of wear to book; closed tear and creasing to top front corner of dust jacket with $4.50 price intact; o/w NF/VG; signed by Bradbury on bookplate which is loosely laid in
Seller: Evergreen Books LLC, Lakewood, CO, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray.. The Anthem Sprinters and Other Antics.. Dial Press., New York, 1963.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (Mild trace of rubbing at upper edges of cloth covers. Spine on jacket lightly discolored. Couple short closed tears in jacket. ) Uncommon in the hardcover issue. ; 5 1/2" X 8 1/4"; 159 pages
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE ANTHEM SPRINTERS. Dial Press, 1963.
Price: US$377.00 + shipping
Description: THE ANTHEM SPRINTERS, Dial Press, 1963, first edition, a near fine copy in like dust-wrapper save for 2 long closed tears to the front dust-wrapper panel. SIGNED by the author.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.