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THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN
by Bradbury, Ray
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a 13 mm closed tear to the upper front panel and some uneven toning to the spine p
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1953. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a 13 mm closed tear to the upper front panel and some uneven toning to the spine panel. The front panel is bright. (31418). Octavo, illustrated by Joe Mugnaini, boards. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan on a label affixed to the front free end paper. Collects twenty-two stories including "The Fog Horn," "The Pedestrian," and "A Sound of Thunder." A major collection of the author's fiction. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-62. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 258.
Synopsis
The Golden Apples of the Sun is a collection of the most famous short stories by Ray Bradbury.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31418
- Title
- THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN
- Author
- Bradbury, Ray
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a 13 mm closed tear to the upper front panel and some uneven toning to the spine p
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- SF . Signed . SC
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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