Green Shadows, White Whale
by Ray Bradbury
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". Edward Sorel. A first edition copy of Ray Bradbury's fictionalised account of his journey to Ireland to write the screenplay for 'Moby-Dick', with full-page illustrations throughout. First edition, first impression. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Full page illustrations by Edward Sorel, an American illustrator, cartoonist, and co-founder of Push Pin Studios.'Green Shadows, White Whale' is Ray Bradbury's fictionalised autobiographical account of his journey to Ireland in the 1950s to write the screenplay adaptation for 'Moby-Dick'. Bradbury considered this work to be a culmination of thirty-five years of short stories, poems, and plays that were all inspired by his time in Ireland. Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) was a prominent author and screenwriter who is one of the most celebrated writers of the twentieth century. Many of his novels received international success, such as 'Fahrenheit 451', 'The Martian Chronicles', and 'Dandelion Wine'. He wrote and consulted on many screenplays as well, including 'Moby-Dick'. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipper dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. A bit of age-toning to margins and fading on spine. Dust wrapper is bright and clean with a bit of edge wear, particularly on spine edges of wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 804D34
- Title
- Green Shadows, White Whale
- Author
- Ray Bradbury
- Illustrator
- Edward Sorel
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Green Shadows, White Whale modern fiction Ray Bradbury illustrations modern fiction edward sorel
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Rooke Books
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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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