The Martian Chronicles Fantasy

The Martian Chronicles FantasyNew York: Doubleday, 1950 First edition. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: For Bea with special good wishes and friendly thoughts and, again, my thanks to you for your kind interest in my work from Ray Bradbury June 6, 1950. A just about very good copy. Booksellers ticket and the personal bookplate of the recipient, Beatrice Mahaffey, on the front pastedown. Uneven toning to the boards; spine extremities bumped and

in which he experimented with writing a play in the format of a novel

First edition (first US trade edition)

with a bit of wear to the boards

Still an all but fine copy in like jacket

and a little nick at the bottom of the rear panel

and his were among the very first cooking shows

A previous owner’s signature to the first free endpaper

but  a near fine copy overall

but the contents flawless throughout

Die Blechtrommel (Herman Luchterhand Verlag: Darmstadt

Only three pages creased at a corner

The contents a bit toned