A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY
by Bradbury, Ray
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with tanning to the spine panel. The front panel is bright. (31421)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1959. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with tanning to the spine panel. The front panel is bright. (31421). Octavo, illustrated by Joseph Mugniani, boards. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan on a label affixed to the front free end paper. Collects the title story and 21 others, including "The Dragon," "Fever Dream," "A Scent of Sarsaparilla," "Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed," and "The Day It Rained Forever." Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #260.
Synopsis
A Medicine for Melancholy (1959) is a collection of short stories by Ray Bradbury. It was released in the UK as The Day It Rained Forever with a slightly different list of stories.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31421
- Title
- A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY
- Author
- Bradbury, Ray
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with tanning to the spine panel. The front panel is bright. (31421)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Fantasy . SF . Horror . SC . Signed
Terms of Sale
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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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