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Ray Bradbury. The Illustrated Man. Doubleday & Company, Garden City New York, 1951.
Price: US$500.01 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine early reprint signed and dated by Ray Bradbury on the half-title page (8/22/88). Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Some slight bumping to spine ends, corners. Else fine. Very good original, bright orange dust jacket. Price-clipped. General wear. Some fading to spine. Some rubbing to front and back cover. Overall a lovely copy of an early collection, signed by Bradbury.
Seller: Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books , Toronto, ON, Canada
Ray Bradbury. The Illustrated Man. Doubleday, New York, 1951.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, later printing, though a wonderful association copy signed and inscribed to Bradbury's lifelong friend Dolph Sharpe and his wife Rosalind in 1952. Bradbury befriended Sharpe through a writing group that Sharpe founded in LA in the late 40s. This group met for years to discuss reading and writing, eventually moving to meet in Sharpe's home, where Bradbury would continue to visit for decades, read his manuscripts aloud and get the advice of his friends. Book is about very good, with noticeable wear and signs of use. Phil parks dust jacket is not original, is too large, and so shows signs of wear, particularly around edges. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box.
Seller: The Great Catsby's Rare Books, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Ray Bradbury. The Illustrated Man (signed first edition). Doubleday, 1951.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition stated. Signed and dated by Bradbury October 17, 93. This was signed for me when Bradbury was in New Orleans to speak at SE Louisiana University in nearby Hammond LA and before I took him to the airport. Ray was kind enough to sign some of his books. The copy has no internal marks or damage- just the normal toning. The exterior is not as good with general soiling to covers and text block edges and edgewear to the cloth edges as well but the book is tight and square. The DJ is not price clipped - $2.75 present but there is significant fading to the spine as normal with this book. There is also a lot of edgewear and a couple of small chips. The cover color is still bright. A nice copy of this milestone of Bradbury's career and 1950s science fiction. 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 ILLUSTRATED MAN. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, 1951.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan on a label affixed to the front free end paper. Collects eighteen stories plus prologue and epilogue, including "The Velt," "Kaleidoscope," "The Long Rain," and "Zero Hour." Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-63. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 256. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 1008-13. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket light wear along the edges, tiny tear to the upper front panel, mild fade to the orange ink of the spine panel, and spotting along the rear panel fold. (31423)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE ILLUSTRATED MAN. Doubleday, 1951.
Price: US$1162.54 + shipping
Description: THE ILLUSTRATED MAN, Doubleday, 1951, first edition, just a hint of tanning to the spine, some age toning to the t.p.e.'s, 2 exceedingly faint tape stains to the end-papers, 2 small brownish stains to the rear end leaf, else a tight, solid vg/vg+ copy in a vg color pictorial dust-wrapper with some shallow chipping to the head of the bit lightened dust-wrapper spine and some light bleed through to the base of the dust-wrapper spine from old inner tape residue. The front dust-wrapper panel has retained its red coloring without any of the usual fading so endemic to this title. Formerly Danish crime writer, critic and anthologist Tage La Cour's copy with his bookplate on the f.e.p. SIGNED by the author. Filmed in 1969.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Description: Bound in finely woven blue cloth stamped in red on the spine which is faded. The front and rear boards are faded, darkened along the edges; light flecking on the rear panel. This copy is inscribed & signed by Ray Bradbury: "For Oliver Evans with my sincere best wishes for a successful recovery and a good life--from Ray Bradbury (underscored) June 12, 1951(underscored)." Also inscribed beneath by Oliver: "For Marion, a born appreciator of things I would like to appreciate better than I do Oliver" In a supplied dust jacket from a later printing. with the price of $2.95 and .25" taller than the book. The Martian Chronicles is a 1950 science fiction short story collection byRay Bradbury that chronicles the colonization of Mars by humans fleeing from a troubled and eventually atomically devastated Earth, and the conflict between aboriginal Martians and the new colonists. The book lies somewhere in between a short story collection and an episodic novel, containing stories Bradbury originally published in the late 1940s in science fiction magazines. The stories were loosely woven together with a series of short, interstitial vignettes for publication.Bradbury has credited Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio and John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath as influences on the structure of the book. He has called it a "half-cousin to a novel" and "a book of stories pretending to be a novel". As such, it is similar in structure to Bradbury's short story collection, The Illustrated Man, which also uses a thin frame story to link various unrelated short stories.The Martian Chronicles follows a "future history" structure. The stories, complete in themselves, come together as episodes in a larger sequential narrative framework. The overall structure is in three parts, punctuated by two catastrophes: the near-extinction of the Martians and the parallel near-extinction of the human race. (Wikipedia)
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The Illustrated Man. Doubleday, New York , New York, 1951.
Price: US$1240.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine Book & Very Good Jacket, Signed 1st ed 1st pt in a protective cover
Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The Illustrated Man. Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1951.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. First Edition stated on the copyright page. INSCRIBED by Bradbury on the front free end paper and dated February, 1951. Dust jacket spine is faded. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item. Comes housed in a custom slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The Illustrated Man. Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1951.
Price: US$1600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good in a very good dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Bradbury on the front free end paper. First Edition stated on the copyright page. Original tan cloth covered boards; slight darkening around the edges. Jacket has original price of $2.75 printed on front flap. Some chipping on front and rear corners and at spine ends; creasing along the edges, no fading to spine of dust jacket. Very good. Comes housed in a custom slipcase. We will provide a certificate of authenticity.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The Illustrated Man.. Doubleday & Company, Garden City, 1951.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Bradbury's third book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ray Bradbury on the title page. Near fine in a near fine bright dust jacket that shows none of the spine fading endemic to this title, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Syndney Butchkes. A very bright example. Ray Bradbury's second collection, The Illustrated Man is a marvelous, if mostly dark, quilt of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. In an ingenious framework to open and close the book, Bradbury presents himself as a nameless narrator who meets the Illustrated Man--a wanderer whose entire body is a living canvas of exotic tattoos." (Stanley Wiater)
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
RAY BRADBURY. THE ILLUSTRATED MAN (FLAT SIGNED). Doubleday and Company, 1951.
Price: US$2695.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Signed First Edition, First printing: Near fine stated first edition in a scarce vibrant unfaded dust jacket. BOLDLY SIGNED by Ray Bradbury, “Ray Bradbury” in brown/gold felt tip and not inscribed to anyone! Near fine book with near fine jacket. The book is in great condition with beige boards, with unfaded titles to spine. The boards have sharp corners with one tiny tip bump, and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The internal pages and end papers are clean and flat with No marks, No inscriptions, No stains, No bent pages and No foxing. The book was signed on the front free end paper by Ray Bradbury “Ray Bradbury” in vibrant brown/gold felt tip. Beautiful clean book, internally appearing as unread. Please see images. The original first edition dust jacket is in near fine condition withOUT the endemic spine fading common to this title, (note that most all the jackets have excessive fading of the the red spine to a pale beige). Instead The jacket is has vibrant colors. The jacket has benefited from a small touch of restoration to the spine tips, and presents in near fine condition with No edgewear, No chips, No tears, No rips, No stains, and No rubbing. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $2.75, and is now protected in a new clear removeable archival cover. Please see detailed images. A very exceptional copy of this superb signed title in highly collectible condition. Presents well on the shelf. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other rare SciFi titles.
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. The Illustrated Man. Doubleday, 1951.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, inscribed by Bradbury to Erle Korshak, founder of Shasta Publishing, with an elaborate drawing by Bradbury on the front free endpaper mimicking the tattoo art on the front of the dust jacket. First Edition stated on the copyright page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE ILLUSTRATED MAN. Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1951.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED, dated, & Illustrated with a CARICATURE of himself by the Author; 8vo, beige buckram, red pictorial dust jacket, 251 + [1p. Epilogue} + [2] pages. Rare copy of Ray Bradbury's important collection of stories with his amusing SELF PORTRAIT/CARICATURE; inscribed to "Joel!' by the author; dated Oct. 23, 72." This third collection of short stories by the great Sci-Fi author includes "Prologue: The Illustrated Man," "The Long Rain," "Zero Hour," "The Velt," and "Kaleidoscope," among several other titles. According to Clute & Nicholls, Encyclopedia of SF: "RB's vintage years are normally thought to be 1946-55, his short-story collections of that period are certainly superior to those he produced later. They began with The Illustrated man (coll. 1951; with 2 stories added and 4 deleted, rev. 1952 UK), in which the tales are given a linking framework; they are all seen as magical tattoos which, springing from the body of the protagonist, become living stories. Three were filmed as The Illustrated Man by Jack Smight in 1968" (p.152). Rod Steiger starred in the film. Dust jacket has been slightly trimmed at corners not affecting the price of "$2.75" (therefore, first state) with slight rubbing and a few minute tears at extremities of the very good or better jacket. Two 1/2" neat red pencil streaks on rear pastedown. Bleiler, Guide to Supernatural Fiction, 256; Anatomy of Wonder (1995), "Best Books": 769; Locke, Spectrum of Fantasy, I p.39; Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp.1008-13.
Seller: Borg Antiquarian, Lake Forest, IL, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. Illustrated Man. Doubleday, 1951.
Price: US$3750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Ray Bradbury. A magnificent dustjacket that is vibrant in color with no chips or tears. This original First Issue dustjacket has the price present on the front flap with only a hint of wear to the edges. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with slight wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a stunning copy seldom seen in this nice condition. We buy Bradbury First Editions with the original dustjacket.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Bradbury, Ray. THE ILLUSTRATED MAN. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, 1951.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. This copy inscribed and signed to Ron [Goulart] on the front free end paper, dated 1952. Collects eighteen stories plus prologue and epilogue, including "The Velt," "Kaleidoscope," "The Long Rain," and "Zero Hour." Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-63. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 256. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 1008-13. Lower corners slightly bruised, some uneven toning to cloth a nearly fine copy in a just about fine dust jacket with slight wear to the corner tips and spine ends and slight toning to the spine panel. An attractive copy. (31422)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.