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THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN
by Bradbury, Ray
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Private owner's bookplate to front free end paper, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some light rubbing and soiling
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1953. First edition. Private owner's bookplate to front free end paper, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some light rubbing and soiling to front panel and slight color fade to the yellow ink of the spine panel. (5869). Octavo, boards. Collects twenty-two stories including "The Fog Horn," "The Pedestrian," and "A Sound of Thunder." The author's fourth book. "The Fog Horn" is the source story for the film "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms" (1952) and "A Sound of Thunder" was filmed in 2006. 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 #
- 5869
- Title
- THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN
- Author
- Bradbury, Ray
- Book Condition
- Used - Private owner's bookplate to front free end paper, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some light rubbing and soiling
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- SF . Fantasy . SC . Film Source
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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