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The Ray Bradbury Companion: Available Copies

Introduction by Ray Bradbury. Near Fine in an about Near Fine slipcase, toned at the pastedown. Blue cloth, a bit toned at the spine. Square and firmly bound. A nice Bradbury reference work featuring a comprehensive list of Bradbury's works between 1936 and 1973.

B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good slipcase. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The slipcase is in mostly clean, bright condition, but has some foxing / toning to the white portions of the pastedown label. "Bradbury cited H. G. Wells and Jules Verne as his primary science-fiction influences. Bradbury identified with Verne, saying, "He believes the human being is in a strange situation in a very strange world, and he believes that we can triumph by behaving morally". Bradbury admitted that he stopped reading science-fiction books in his 20s and embraced a broad field of literature that included Alexander Pope and poet John Donne. Bradbury had just graduated from high school when he met Robert Heinlein, then 31 years old. Bradbury recalled, There is a light dusty smell to the text. "He was well known, and he wrote humanistic science fiction, which influenced me to dare to be human instead of mechanical." In young adulthood Bradbury read stories published in Astounding Science Fiction, and read everything by Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, and the early writings of Theodore Sturgeon and A. E. Van Vogt. " (from Wikipedia)

First edition. Large octavo. Original blue cloth stamped in silver. Numerous b/w photographs and facsimiles. Issued without dust jacket. Publisher?s slipcase. Very good. 339 pages. 12 page introduction by Bradbury. 4 page preface by Nolan. Signed and inscribed by Nolan on front free endpaper: ?To Robert Trimble, Best wishes of William F. Nolan June 2, ?75.?

Detroit, Michigan: A Bruccoli Clark Book / Gale Research, 1975. Fine condition in a Very Good original slipcase. Internally VERY FINE. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NOT a library discard. 1975. Profusely illustrated. The standard bibliography. Introduction by Ray Bradbury. Includes a wealth of personal photos, title page, book cover and dust jacket reproductions, etc. Full title: "The Ray Bradbury Companion: A Life and Career History, Photolog, and Comprehensive Checklist of Writings with Facsimiles from Ray Bradbury's Unpublished and Uncollected Work in All Media." Bound in the original blue cloth with sharp corners, stamped in bright silver on the spine. Complete with the publisher's blue cloth slipcase, with full wraparound blue and white printed paper label. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good slipcase. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 352pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Oversize hardbound, 340pgs indexed, well illustrated. FINE copy in little little spine darkened board slipcase, not issued in dust wrapper.

Octavo, cloth. Label affixed to dedication page inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan. Inscribed and signed by Donn Albright, the dedicatee, to same fan on the dedication page. From the title page: "A lLife and Career History, Photlog, and Comprehensive Checklist of Writings With Facsimiles From Ray Bradbury's Unpublished and Uncollected Workk in All Media." "Nolan's work stands as a monument to one of the most popular and enduring writers of the fantastic." - Burgess, Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 291. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 10-26. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 8-15]. A fine copy in slipcase, no dust jacket as issued. (31508)

Fine in near fine slipcase which has just a hint of shelfwear. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury and Nolan to Herb Yellin on the front free endpaper. Herb Yellin was founder and owner of Lord John Press.

Signed by Ray Bradbury on main title page. Book is in as new/ fine condition. Slipcase also in Fine condition. No scuffing or shelf wear. Pictures sent on request.

A fine first edition of this fascinating companion to the works of Ray Bradbury, illustrated, in the original cloth slipcase. The first edition of this work. In the original cloth slipcase. Slipcase in a very good indeed condition. A collectible and useful companion guide to the works of Ray Bradbury, being a history of the life and career of the author, as well as containing a comprehensive checklist of his works, and facsimiles from Bradbury's unpublished and uncollected works. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and some in-text illustrations. Ray Bradbury was a noted American author, best known for his dystopian novel 'Fahrenheit 451'. Written by William F. Nolan, and American author, who was a great fan and friend of Bradbury. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original cloth slipcase. Externally, fine. Slipcase with marks and discolouration to the paper to the boards and spine, and just a small amount of bumping. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slipcase in a very good indeed condition. Fine

First Edition. Signed by the author Ray Bradbury: ÒPat! As Always! Ray Bradbury, 5/5/88.Ó Also signed by William F. Nolan: ÒCheers! Pat! Personal best, Bill Nolan.Ó Fine in a lightly used slipcase. The 339 page massive bibliography, extensively illustrated, with biographical information on Bradbury. Absolutely required for anyone collecting Bradbury.