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When Elephants Last in the Dooryard Bloomed; celebrations for almost any day of the year
by Bradbury, Ray
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible Very Good/good +
- ISBN 10
- 0394479319
- ISBN 13
- 9780394479316
- Seller
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Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. First Edition. Cloth. Collectible Very Good/good +. Octavo, pp. [9], viii-ix, [3], 3-143, [4]. Signed on the title page by Mr. Bradbury (no inscription). Stated first edition. Navy and maroon cloth-covered boards with gilt accents. Lightly foxed edges. Price-clipped dust jacket with minor rubbing and chips; encased in a clear, protective cover. Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was a well-known and popular American author and screenwriter. Bradbury worked in a variety of modes, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery. Some of his better-known works were 'The Martian Chronicles' (1950), 'Fahrenheit 451' (1953), 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' (1962), and 'I Sing the Body Electric' (1969). 'When Elephants Last in the Dooryard Bloomed: Celebrations for Almost Any Day of the Year' was his first book of poetry, and includes the poems "Remembrance," "Darwin, the Curious," "This Time of Kites," and "And This Did Dante Do.".
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- Bookseller
- Wayside Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10927
- Title
- When Elephants Last in the Dooryard Bloomed; celebrations for almost any day of the year
- Author
- Bradbury, Ray
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0394479319
- ISBN 13
- 9780394479316
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
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Wayside Books LLC is owned by Dianne and Steven Cox, currently operating their online store in Southeast Kansas. We have honed our rare book skills at the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. We sell modern first editions and collectible fiction, as well as children's books and non-fiction books, with an emphasis on history, politics, social sciences, and the arts.
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