The Day it Rained Forever
by Ray Bradbury
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A smart first UK edition of this collection of short stories from American author Ray Bradbury. First UK edition. This is the true first as this collection was published in the UK under this title before being published in the US under the title A Medicine for Melancholy, both editions were released in 1959. Lacking original dust wrapper. A collection of short stories, including: In a Season of Calm Weather, The End of the Beginning, The Marriage-Mender, Almost the End of the World, Perchance to Dream, and many others. Written by Ray Douglas Bradbury, an American author and screenwriter considered one of the most celebrated writers of the twentieth century. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 897T66
- Title
- The Day it Rained Forever
- Author
- Ray Bradbury
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart-Davis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Day Rained Forever Bradbury Rained
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
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