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Bradbury, Ray. DANDELION WINE. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, 1957.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo. cloth. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan on a label affixed to the front free end paper. Set in small town America in the summer of 1928, a time right before the Great Depression and WW II. "A bucolic evocation of Bradbury's youth through rose-colored glasses. Though not strictly fantastic, this poetic blend of nostalgia and ever-so-slightly macabre happenings defines the author's view of the past as a country of the bizarre and the wonderful, and is central to Bradbury's fantasy world." - Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-44. "The poignant quality of Bradbury's writing, the evocative elements that will capture others than his usual audience, combine to make this an unusual reading experience." Kirkus Review 1 March 1975 (from a new release). Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 19. This copy bound upside down, otherwise a fine copy in a good dust jacket with rubbing and wear to corners ad spine ends, spine panel age darkened. (31414)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray ( cut author's signature ). Dandelion Wine. Doubleday, 1957.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition stated as required for a true first. Front hinge likely re-glued and evidence of torn paper on rear verso therefore this may have been a library book, but no other indications. Worn along edges and with a stain to the top stain. Cut signature of Bradbury affixed to the dedication page. The jacket with a price of $3.95 on the flap has a tear to the front and is worn at the spine ends, Overall a decent copy and with a nice cut signature attached. Rather uncommon in the first edition.
Seller: Ink, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Ray Bradbury. Dandelion Wine. Doubleday, 1957.
Price: US$1950.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Stated First Edition; A Fine book in a Near Fine price clipped dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed to noted collector Matt Stiller with an illustration in multicolor to the entire front free paper. A beautiful copy of this early Bradbury novel, greatly enhanced by the unique signing/drawing; rare to find the book in this condition, particularly with the personal attention Bradbury took to the signing. This book is in near fine condition with a square tight binding, multi-colored lettering over bright yellow boards, and clean white pages throughout; the book does show a few small tape stains to the signed page. Housed in a very clean and bright near fine dust jacket that has benefitted from some invisible expert restoration and shows only a light soiling to the back panel, else fine. Overall, an excellent copy of a book difficult to find in near fine or better condition, especially with Bradbury's signature. Not remaindered, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship well packaged in a sturdy box.
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA, Tomball, TX, U.S.A.
RAY BRADBURY. DANDELION WINE (SIGNED W. A DRAWING). Doubleday and Company, 1957.
Price: US$2295.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Stated First Edition, First Printing Stunning FINE book with the very good original unclipped dust jacket. Boldly signed and inscribed with a Superb Dandelion drawing in black felt tip by Ray Bradbury. The book is in crisp, clean fine condition with bright yellow boards with unfaded titles to spine. The boards have sharp corners, and no edgewear, and still maintain their original sheen. The binding is tight and square. The internal pages and end papers are bright, clean and flat with No marks, No inscriptions, No owner names, No writing, No stains, No bent pages and No foxing. Boldly signed, dated and inscribed in black felt tip by Ray Bradbury, who include a superb drawing of a Dandelion, “This Dandelion is Sent / To Philip Trask / Good Wishes / Ray Bradbury / May 2002 . Bright unfaded yellow top stain applied by publisher. Beautiful book, appearing internally as unread. Please see images. The original lightly chipped unrestored first edition dust jacket is in beautiful condition with strong vibrant colors. The jacket is just slightly nicked to spine and corner tips. Some of the common sunning to the spine, otherwise the dust jacket has No edgewear, No chips, No tears, No rips, No stains, No rubbing and and No fading. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $3.95 on the inner flap. Now protected in a new clear removeable archival cover. Please see detailed images. A stunning scarce boldly signed example of this title. Presents beautifully on the shelf. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other SciFi titles.
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$2850.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); yellow cloth, with titles stamped in gilt and light blue on spine; yellow topstain; dustjacket; [10],11-281,[5]pp. Inscribed by the author to his fine press publisher Herb Yellin on the front endpaper: "For Herb - This "Dandelion Wine" from the vintner himself - Ray Bradbury." Spine ends a little pushed, upper right corner of front board gently tapped (though still sharp), with subtle offsetting from jacket flaps onto endpapers; Near Fine, with the topstain bright and unfaded. Dustjacket is price-clipped, showing mild wear to crown, and some light dust-soil to rear panel and on verso; Near Fine. The author's second novel, "a bucolic evocation of of Bradbury's youth through rose-colored glasses. Though not strictly fantastic, this poetic blend of nostalgia and ever-so-slightly macabre happenings defines the author's view of the past as a country of the bizarre and the wonderful, and is central to Bradbury's fantasy world" (Barron, Fantasy Literature, 4A-44). A superb association copy, inscribed by Bradbury to his long-time friend and fine press publisher Herb Yellin (1935-2014), who between the 1970's through the early 2000's published many of Bradbury's books and broadsides.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. DANDELION WINE. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, 1957.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo. cloth. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan on the front free end paper with a drawing of a Dandelion. Set in small town America in the summer of 1928, a time right before the Great Depression and WW II. "A bucolic evocation of Bradbury's youth through rose-colored glasses. Though not strictly fantastic, this poetic blend of nostalgia and ever-so-slightly macabre happenings defines the author's view of the past as a country of the bizarre and the wonderful, and is central to Bradbury's fantasy world." - Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-44. "The poignant quality of Bradbury's writing, the evocative elements that will capture others than his usual audience, combine to make this an unusual reading experience." Kirkus Review 1 March 1975 (from a new release). Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 19. Label remnant to front free end paper, a fine copy in a just about fine dust jacket with mild toning to the spine panel and rear panel edges, a touch of shelf wear to the extremities. Book review laid in. (31413)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
BRADBURY Ray. Dandelion Wine. , 1957.
Price: US$4900.00 + shipping
Description: "BRADBURY, Ray. Dandelion Wine. Garden City: Doubleday, 1957. Octavo, original yellow cloth, original dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $4900.First edition of Bradbury's semi-autobiographical novel, boldly inscribed by him using several colors of pencil over the entire front free endpaper: "For Matthew Stiller!?!!! This dandelion! [sketch of dandelion] With good wishes! from Ray Bradbury, Oct. 4, '92."Dandelion Wine is one of Bradbury's autobiographical fantasies, a novel that fully embodies Bradbury's love for creating eccentric characters and exploring their lives. The novel is more autobiographical than fantasy (unlike its companion, Something Wicked This Way Comes), with the majority of events being daily moments of life in the Midwest in the late 1920s. The main character, Douglas Spaulding, is based on Bradbury Considered one of Bradbury's strongest works, the novel has received a good deal of acclaim and critical attention" (Reid, 63). Dandelion Wine was Bradbury's "first chance to develop a true novel from the experiences of his Illinois youth It has never been out of print since its publication in 1957. But it is nonetheless a novelized story cycle closer (in terms of structure) to The Martian Chronicles than to its sister work, Something Wicked This Way Comes" (Eller & Touponce, 208). "Much of Bradbury's work, whether in fantasy, science fiction, realistic fiction or even horror is infused with a pastoral nostalgia, and nowhere is this trait more pronounced than in Dandelion Wine. The author effectively evokes the transition of the novel's protagonist from childhood to early adolescence" (Barron, Fantasy and Horror 7-45). Currey, 44. Book and dust jacket near-fine. An excellent inscribed copy."
Seller: Bauman Rare Books, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.