Signed titles
S IS FOR SPACE.
[Hornsea]: PS Publishing, 2005. Octavo, cloth. Limited edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Bradbury. New introductions to this edition by Arthur C. Clarke and Tim Powers. Collects sixteen stories, most of them classics.
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES.
[Springfield, PA]: Gauntlet Publications, 1999. Octavo, cloth. Limited edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Bradbury, and writers of afterwords, Joe Lansdale and Pete Crowther. New introduction by Ray Bradbury. Includes several pages of reproductions of Bradbury's screenplay for the 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.
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES...
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1983. Octavo, blue cloth stamped in gold, black endpapers, all edges gilt. First edition. 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.
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES...
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1983. Octavo, blue cloth stamped in gold, black endpapers, all edges gilt. First edition. 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.
SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES...
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1962. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan on a label affixed to the front free end paper. "...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.
THE STORIES OF RAY BRADBURY.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. Octavo, decorated black cloth stamped in blind, top edge gilt. First edition. One of 60 copies of the author's presentation issue with inserted limitation leaf reading: "This first edition of / THE STORIES OF RAY BRADBURY / is limited to sixty copies, specially bound, / all of which have been signed / by the author. / This is a presentation copy." This copy inscribed and signed by Bradbury on the front free end paper to a well known fan. Massive collection of 100 of the best stories. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-155. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-46. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-46. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-52.
THAT SON OF RICHARD III: A BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT.
[Glendale, California]: Roy A. Squires, 1974. Octavo, printed wrappers, sewn. First edition. Limited to 485 copies of which this is one of 400 numbered copies comprising the “Ordinary Edition.” This copy inscribed and signed by Bradbury on the front end paper to a well known fan. Laid in is a typed note, to same fan, of thank you and saying this is a gift, signed on the bottom as "Ray."
THAT SON OF RICHARD III: A BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT.
[Glendale, California]: Roy A. Squires, 1974. Octavo, printed wrappers with marbled paper overlay. First edition. Limited to 485 copies of which this is one of 85 numbered copies in roman numerals (I-LXXXV) signed by Bradbury comprising the “Autograph Edition.”.
THAT SON OF RICHARD III: A BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT...
[Glendale, California]: Roy A. Squires, 1974. Octavo, printed wrappers with marbled paper overlay. First edition. Limited to 485 copies of which this is one of 85 numbered copies in roman numerals (I-LXXXV) signed by Bradbury comprising the “Autograph Edition.”.
THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THE STARS: THE COLLECTED POETRY OF RAY BRADBURY...
[Lancaster, PA], Stealth Press, [2002]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Bradbury. Foreword by Ray Bradbury. Collects in one volume the author's poetry from previous collections.
THE TOYNBEE CONVECTOR.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. One of 350 numbered copies signed by Bradbury. Collects twenty-three stories, his first collection since 1980.
THE TOYNBEE CONVECTOR.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Signed by Bradbury to a well known fan, dated 3/29/89. Collects twenty-three stories, his first collection since 1980.
TWICE TWENTY-TWO: THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN [and] A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1966. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed inscription by Bradbury dated in the year of publication. Combined edition of the two volumes, The Golden Apples of the Sun and A Medicine For Melancholy. Uncommon, more so in condition.
TWICE TWENTY-TWO: THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN [and] A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1966. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Label signed by Bradbury affixed to front free end papers. Collects the contents of THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN and A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY.
TWIN HIEROGLYPHS THAT SWIM THE RIVER DUST.
Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1978. Octavo, cloth backed patterned boards, printed paper label affixed to front panel. First edition. 326 copies printed, one of 300 numbered copies signed by Bradbury. Collects six poems.
THE VINTAGE BRADBURY: RAY BRADBURY'S OWN SELECTION OF HIS BEST STORIES.
New York: Vintage Books, A Division of Random House, [1965]. Octavo, buckram. First edition. Signed by Bradbury on the front free end paper: "Stanley! / Ray Bradbury / 3/28/83." Stanley is Stanley Simon, long time New York area science fiction book collector. Collects 23 stories.
THE VINTAGE BRADBURY: RAY BRADBURY'S OWN SELECTION OF HIS BEST STORIES.
New York: Vintage Books, A Division of Random House, [1965]. Octavo, buckram. First edition. Signed and dated by Bradbury on the front free end paper. Collects 23 stories. Published as a paperback original with a small number of copies done in hardcover.
WHEN ELEPHANTS LAST IN THE DOORYARD BLOOMED: CELEBRATIONS FOR ALMOST ANY DAY IN THE YEAR.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, [1973]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan on a label affixed to the front paste down. The author's first poetry collection.
WHERE ROBOT MICE AND ROBOT MEN RUN ROUND IN ROBOT TOWNS.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. 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. Collection of Poems.
SOMEWHERE A BAND IS PLAYING.
[Colorado Springs, CO]: Gauntlet Publications, 2007. Octavo, boards. First edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Bradbury. Introduction by William F. Nolan. This features the title novella which Bradbury had started 50 years prior. It also includes the genesis and various permutations, as well as a teleplay outline and an unfinished screenplay. "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.
SOMEWHERE A BAND IS PLAYING.
[Colorado Springs, CO]: Gauntlet Publications, 2007. Octavo, boards. First edition. One of 52 lettered copies signed by Bradbury and introducer William F. Nolan, this is copy "P". Introduction by William F. Nolan. This features the title novella which Bradbury had started 50 years prior. It also includes the genesis and various permutations, as well as a teleplay outline and an unfinished screenplay. "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.
BULLET TRICK.
[Colorado Springs, CO]: Gauntlet Publications, 2009. Octavo, boards. First edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Bradbury. This is copy number 31. Collects unpublished teleplays as well as two short stories adapted by Bradbury for Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone but never used.
DARK CARNIVAL.
Springfield, PA: Gauntlet Publications, 2001. Octavo, cover painting by Ray Bradbury, imitation leather. Limited and expanded edition. One of 700 numbered copies, signed by Bradbury and Clive Barker, author of the afterword. One of 700 numbered copies, signed by Bradbury and by Clive Barker (who writes the afterword). New edition, first limited, of Bradbury's first book. Edited by Donn Albright, nine page new introduction by Bradbury. This edition also includes four stories, contemporary to the rest of the contents but not in the original edition, archival material and an afterword by Clive Barker. Wrap around dust jacket is an original painting by Bradbury. Includes "Time Intervening" by Ray Bradbury, a numbered chapbook and a CD of interviews conducted by Donn Albright, both accompanied some but not all copies. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-34. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #254. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-42.
THE HALLOWEEN TREE.
[Colorado Springs, CO]: Gauntlet Publications, 2005. Octavo, illustrated by Joe Mugnaini and Ray Bradbury, boards. New edition, substantially enlarged. One of 750 numbered copies signed by Bradbury. Preface and introduction by Jon Eller. This volume includes: in facsimile the first revised screenplay dated 1967 which preceded the novel, reprint of a conversation with Ray Bradbury and Chuck Jones, the novel in progress reproduced in facsimile from 1971, the novel-which is a reset version which contains all revisions made by Bradbury and his editors. However the original final version made many line cuts and the editors of this version have chosen not to include these unless they correct errors of content (see preface p. 10), galley changes for the 1972 first edition, notes to the text for the final submission, teleplay from 1992, a Bradbury interview from 2004, related correspondence in facsimile, and some other material. A comprehensive look at this work. While trick or treating, a group of boys travel through time to save a friend and learn the origins of Halloween.
THE SECRET LIFE OF HOUSES.
London, Sydney, Wellington: Unwin Hyman, [1988]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed by Bradfield. The author's first book. A collection of nine stories: six reprints (mostly from INTERZONE) and three, the title story, "The Darling" and "Greetings From Earth," first published here.