Science Fiction
LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. Octavo, quarter cloth with boards. First edition. Collection of 22 stories, several original to this collection and several with variant titles from original publications. Nominated for 1977 World Fantasy Award for best collection.
LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Signed inscription by Bradbury to "Dan" --- dated 11 November 1979 on the front free endpaper. Collects twenty-two short stories.
LONG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. Octavo, quarter cloth with boards. First edition. Label signed by Bradbury affixed to front free end paper. Collection of 22 stories, several original to this collection and several with variant titles from original publications. Nominated for 1977 World Fantasy Award for best collection.
THE LOVE AFFAIR: A SHORT STORY, AND TWO POEMS.
Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1982. Octavo, cloth. First edition. The "deluxe" issue which was issued in a 100 copy numbered edition signed by Bradbury and artist Joe Mugnaini, this copy is an unknown number designated presentation copy. This copy additional inscribed and signed by Bradbury on the front free end paper to a well known fan. "The Love Affair" was originally written for THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES, but is first published here.
THE MACHINERIES OF JOY: SHORT STORIES ...
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1964. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Collects twenty-one stories including "Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar!," "To the Chicago Abyss," and "The Anthem Sprinters." Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 261.
THE MACHINERIES OF JOY: SHORT STORIES ...
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1964. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Collects twenty-one stories including "Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar!," "To the Chicago Abyss," and "The Anthem Sprinters." Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 261.
THE MACHINERIES OF JOY: SHORT STORIES ...
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1964. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan on a label affixed to the front free end paper. Collects twenty-one stories including "Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar!," "To the Chicago Abyss," and "The Anthem Sprinters." Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 261.
THE MACHINERIES OF JOY: SHORT STORIES ...
New York, Toronto, London: Bantam Books, [1964]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. Collects twenty-one stories including "Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar!," "To the Chicago Abyss," and "The Anthem Sprinters." Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 261.
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collection of closely linked stories about the exploration and colonization of the planet Mars. A masterpiece of 20th Century science fiction. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-32. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #255. Pringle: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels #3.
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Brief signed inscription by Bradbury on the title page. Bradbury's second and most famous book, a collection of closely linked stories about the exploration and colonization of Mars. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-154. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 255. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 3. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1348-52.
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collection of closely linked stories about the exploration and colonization of the planet Mars. A masterpiece of 20th Century science fiction. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-154. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-32. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #255. Pringle: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels #3.
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collection of closely linked stories about the exploration and colonization of the planet Mars. A masterpiece of 20th Century science fiction. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-154. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-32. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #255. Pringle: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels #3.
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., [1973]. Octavo, cloth. First printing of this edition. First hardcover edition of the complete text. Inscribed and signed and dated June 1973 by Bradbury to a well known fan on a label affixed to the front free end paper. This new edition includes a biographical and bibliographical information by William F. Nolan and illustrations by Karen Thole from the 1954 Italian edition of the book. Collection of closely linked stories about the exploration and colonization of the planet Mars. A masterpiece of 20th Century science fiction. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-154. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-32. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #255. Pringle: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels #3.
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES.
Avon, CT: The Heritage Club, [1974]. Octavo, cloth backed pictorial boards. Later edition. Introduction by Martin Gardner. Collection of closely linked stories about the exploration and colonization of the planet Mars. A masterpiece of 20th Century science fiction. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-154. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-32. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #255. Pringle: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels #3.
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES.
Avon, CT: The Limited Editions Club, 1974. Large octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 2000 numbered copies signed by Bradbury and artist Joseph Mugnaini. Introduction by Martin Gardner. Collection of closely linked stories about the exploration and colonization of the planet Mars. A masterpiece of 20th Century science fiction. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-154. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-32. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #255. Pringle: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels #3.
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, [1989]. Large octavo, full leather, a.e.g. Later edition. One of an unknown number of copies signed by Bradbury. Introduction by Damon Knight. Collection of closely linked stories about the exploration and colonization of the planet Mars. A masterpiece of 20th Century science fiction. Issued as part of the Easton Press "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-154. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-32. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #255. Pringle: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels #3.
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES: THE COMPLETE EDITION.
Burton, MI [and] Hornsea, East Yorkshire: Subterranean Press [and] PS Publishing, [2009]. Large octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by Bradbury. Introductions by John Scalzi, Ray Bradbury, Joe Hill and Richard Matheson. Includes material new to this edition. Collection of closely linked stories about the exploration and colonization of the planet Mars. A masterpiece of 20th Century science fiction. Originally slated for publication by Hill House, they folded before publication. It was acquired by the current publishers. The signature leaf has the Hill House logo. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-154. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-32. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #255. Pringle: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels #3.
A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1959. Octavo, illustrated by Joseph Mugniani, boards. First edition. Collects the title story and 21 others, including "The Dragon," "Fever Dream," "A Scent of Sarsaparilla," "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed," and "The Day It Rained Forever." Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #260.
A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1959. Octavo, illustrated by Joseph Mugniani, boards. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan on a label affixed to the front free end paper. Collects the title story and 21 others, including "The Dragon," "Fever Dream," "A Scent of Sarsaparilla," "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed," and "The Day It Rained Forever." Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #260.
NOW AND FOREVER: SOMEWHERE A BAND IS PLAYING & LEVIATHAN '99.
[New York]: William Morrow, An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2007]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Of SOMEWHERE A BAND IS PLAYING: "Set in paradisiacal Summerton, Ariz., a small town not on any map where endless sunflowers blossom in front yards and every meal is like the ""feasting of summer gods,"" this Bradbury novella tackles some weighty themes, namely the struggle to fully appreciate the human experience, grow old gracefully and embrace mortality." - Publisher's Weekly review, 30 July 2007. LEVIATHAN '99 is the story of a mad astronaut captain chasing a comet, a reimagine of Moby Dick in space. First conceived as a radio play, later a stage production, an now this present form.
ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD: A NEW STORY COLLECTION ...
[New York]: William Morrow, [2002]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects twenty-four stories with afterword by Bradbury.
"The Other Foot." In NEW-STORY.
New York: Gargoyle Press, Inc., March 1951 (number 1). Octavo, single issue, printed wrappers. The first appearance in a magazine of this classic story about racism and forgiveness set in the future on Mars after Earth is ruined by the Third World War. This story was first published in February 1951 in THE THE ILLUSTRATED MAN. However, the release of both was probably more or less simultaneous. Its first appearance in an anthology was in THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 1952, edited by Martha Foley (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1952). Foley also collected this story in FIFTY BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES: 1915-1965 (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965). The first separate edition was published in 1982 by The Perfection Form Company as a paperbound booklet. Nolan, pp. 114, 197, 275, and 280.
THE PEDESTRIAN.
[Glendale, California: Roy A. Squires, 1964.]. Octavo, printed wrappers, sewn. First edition. Limited to 291 copies. This copy is signed by Bradbury on the colophon page (most copies were not signed). [Note: Squires bibliography notes 10 copies inscribed and 10 copies signed before publication]. Short story first published in REPORTER, 7 August 1951, and first collected in THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN (1953). One brisk November night, the city's only police car (an unmanned robot vehicle) encounters the city's only pedestrian, walking "just to walk," as he has done for years.
THE PEDESTRIAN.
[Glendale, California: Roy A. Squires, 1964.]. Octavo, printed wrappers, sewn. First edition. Limited to 291 copies. This copy not signed (save for label). [Note: Squires bibliography notes 10 copies inscribed and 10 copies signed before publication]. This copy with inscribed and signed label by Bradbury to a well known fan affixed to front free end paper. Short story first published in REPORTER, 7 August 1951, and first collected in THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN (1953). One brisk November night, the city's only police car (an unmanned robot vehicle) encounters the city's only pedestrian, walking "just to walk," as he has done for years.
QUICKER THAN THE EYE.
New York: Avon Books, [1996]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Collection of twenty-one stories. Nine original to this collection.