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The Day It Rained Forever: Available Copies

Acceptable condition. (science fiction, american, musicals, librettos ) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

both flaps have a very large price clip, else very good, darker spine jacket only, NO BOOK

Twenty-three short stories by one of the best-known science fiction writers, author of "Fahrenheit 451", Ray Bradbury. The book includes many of Bradbury's most celebrated stories. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

A near fine paperback copy with no spine creases, bindings are tight and straight. Light creases noted to covers. A nice collectable copy

ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING

Penguin Books 1963, first thus. Softcover with tight binding. Condition: Very Good. Clean and bright text. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING

good Penguin 1977 edition paperback, In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

fine Penguin 1966 edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

vg Penguin 1878 1964 edition paperback, In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

24 numbered pages. Blue wraps. Tight binding, clean text. A touch of sunning to spine, with a very minor round dark stain to rear. Top of cover is marked "# 2" with ballpoint, and original price of 75 cents is discreetly modified to 85, with what appears to be a mechanical price stamper, otherwise Very Good. No inscriptions. No underlining, no highlighting, no notes in the margin. No reading creases to spine. Not ex-library.; 12mo.

Reading copy, an ex Boots library hardback with minimal marks, the front cover label and a black line on the bottom page edges, plus remains of label on rear pastedown. 254 pages

paperback, pages browning, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, spine lightly creased, cover edges slightly rubbed, Good condition.

Book softcover 1966 reprint Penguin Science Fiction cover photo by Romek Marber pp233. Condition nternally clean and tight. Spine intact. Pages tanned in the margins. Sharp edges and corners. Edges tanned.

. Advance Reading Copy. Cover soiled. In polypropylene bag. (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction)

First Edition in Penguin. 1963. Wrappers. Very good.

254pp. G+/no jacket. 1st Edition. Blue cloth covered boards with sun faded spine with silver lettering on spine. Some foxing to spine cloth. Rubbing to top and tail of spine and lean to spine. Small stamp to rear paste down "Times Library, London W1". Small amount (70mm) of tape residue to top of front paste down. Pencil markings to rear paste down otherwise no inscriptions. Scuff mark to p10 lower margin. Weak binding at pp32/33. Foxing and dirt marks to margins on pp42/43. Tiny loss to page edge of p159 - which is fixed to margin on p158. Light foxing to fore edge. Generally clean inside and a good example of first UK edition.

vg+ 1st Penguin 1878 1963 edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

The first piece in this collection of 23 short stories lends its title to the book. Three other titles, for flavour, are : `The Headpiece' , `The Time of Going Away' and `The Sunset Harp '. 253 pages. UNillustrated. Read more about : Chatterton, screw-bore, growing dark, Chico, invisible line, a dozen doors, Vamenos, and Villanazul. Cond : Black paper wrapper with white titling. Bright red face on cover could be a caricature of Bradley. Tight - Penguin tight - in binding. No names nor marks. Very light edge wear. Collectible !! QUote (p. 102) : " Willy imagined it. There were the glaring fathers and the scowling sons slumped by their dead TV sets waiting for the damn things to shout ._._._. . "

Older edition. Some staining by the staple holes. needs to be restapled. Estate of Franklyn Dietz

1966 EDITION/BRAND NEW/SAME AS PICTURED/ I HAVE THOUSANDS OF PLAYS AND MUSICALS IN MY LISTINGS/

THE DAY IT RAINED FOREVER in Harpers Magazine for July, 1957, first edition, near fine in wraps. Collected in book form for the first time in MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY.

First Edition thus. Original boards, name on front free endpaper, no bookplates, near fine. In very good dust jacket (would be fine except that the order form on the front flap has been neatly removed. A collection of Bradbury's short stories.

115 grams. Penguin Science Fiction. The blank rear pages have been written on.

1963 Penguin paperback 1st edition 1st impression. Very good+ clean tight copy

1963 Penguin 1st edition. Penguin no 1878. Short stories. Condition: Very good. Light edgewear. Price of 1/6 written to front. Light toning to pages. Size: 7x4.5in/24x15cm. 233pp. Weight: 140g.

piece missing on front side D/W

9. Auflage. 233, (7) S. Ill. Orig.-Broschur. Taschenbuch. - Rücken mit Lesespuren; Buchblock an der oberen Ecke gering bestoßen. Ansonsten gut erhaltenes Exemplar. Innen sauber.

3. Auflage, 8°, 232 S., Rundumfarbschnitt, Text: Englisch, farbig illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), sehr schönes, sauberes Exemplar. Ray Douglas Bradbury (1920 - 2012) Die Erzählungen im einzelnen: "The Day It Rained Forever" / "In a Season of Calm Weather" / "The Dragon" / "The End of the Beginning" / "The Wonderful Ice-Cream Suit" / "Fever Dream" / "Referent" / "The Marriage Mender" / "The Town Where No One Got Off" / "Icarus Montgolfier Wright" / "Almost the End of the World" / "Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed" / "The Smile" / "Here There Be Tygers" / "The Headpiece" / "Perchance to Dream" / "The Time of Going Away" / "The Gift" / "The Little Mice" / "The Sunset Harp" / "A Scent of Sarsaparilla" / "And the Rock Cried Out" / "The Strawberry Window" Abholung im Ladengeschäft in Frankfurt am Main (Nordend ggü. Musterschule) möglich. Das spart die Portokosten. Pickup at the store in Frankfurt am Main (Nordend, close to Musterschule) is possible. It saves the shipping costs.

254 p. Audience: General/trade. Ex library book with mark on spine, checkout slip from Surrey County Library. Mylar protector permanently attached. Very good in very good dust jacket.