From the extensive Ray Bradbury Collection at Allen s Rare Books. Something Wicked This Way Comes Author: Ray Bradbury Publication: The Folio Society, London, England Edition: First Edition Thus, First Printing Binding: Hardcover Condition: A Fine copy with slipcase in Fine condition Description: THIS BOOK BY PULITZER PRIZE AND EMMY AWARD WINNING AUTHOR RAY BRADBURY INCLUDES INCREDIBLE ARTWORK FROM TIM MCDONAGH! First edition thus, first printing in Fine condition with slipcase in Fine condition (see photos). Publisher's red remainder stamp to the lower page edges, mild thumb-print sized production pucker to the rear cover, else tight, square and very good in red linen over black boards with gilt embossed titles to the front cover and to the spine, red-and-black headband and tail-band in an about very good dust jacket that still shows bright yellow and bright red spine titles, with tears, crimps, a piece of clear-tape reinforcement, and a 2"X2" piece missing from the upper front panel, front cover and spine art by Gray Foy, rear panel sports a photo of Bradbury holding a script on the film set, above film and author promotional information original printed $13.95 price still intact to the front inner flap, and original printed date 4/83 still intact to the rear inner flap. Adapted to the 1983 Disney produced, Ray Bradbury scripted, Jack Clayton directed film starring Jason Robards, Diane Ladd and others. Originally published in 1962 by Simon & Schuster, this first movie edition bears the same jacket art by Gray Foy. 1983 date printed to the title page, photo of Ray Bradbury on the outdoor movie set to the jacket's rear panel, no subsequent printings to the copyright page, 4/83 date to the jacket's rear flap, and $13.95 price to the jacket's front flap. First Film Tie-In edition, first printing. As with all our sales of books within the UK, we only ever charge a flat standard delivery cost of £3.35.Hardcover. For this lavishly illustrated collector's edition, Tim McDonagh has provided seven colour illustrations dripping with carnivalesque menace. Something Wicked This Way Comes is a timeless classic of fantasy horror. According to the Folio Society, Ray Bradbury described this as the book he loved 'best of all the things I have written'.
The size of the slip-cased book in inches is 9.8 x 6.6 and it weighs 0.84 kg.
The book has 272 pages, a Frontispiece and 6 colour illustrations, including a double-page spread and a Blocked slipcase. The book is bound in blocked cloth and typeset in Columbus. Your copy will be sent in the Society's undisturbed shrink-wrapping so both the book and slip case will be in 'New' condition.
We bought our copies directly from The Folio Society. A Brand New copy of this hardback as published by The Folio Society circa 2019.
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