1951 with 2 stories added and 4 deleted, rev. They began with The Illustrated man (coll. According to Clute & Nicholls, Encyclopedia of SF: 'RB's vintage years are normally thought to be 1946-55, his short-story collections of that period are certainly superior to those he produced later. 23, 72.' This third collection of short stories by the great Sci-Fi author includes 'Prologue: The Illustrated Man,' 'The Long Rain,' 'Zero Hour,' 'The Velt,' and 'Kaleidoscope,' among several other titles. Rare copy of Ray Bradbury's important collection of stories with his amusing SELF PORTRAIT/CARICATURE inscribed to 'Joel!' by the author dated Oct. SIGNED, dated, & Illustrated with a CARICATURE of himself by the Author 8vo, beige buckram, red pictorial dust jacket, 251 + pages. Please see our ABE store for other landmark SciFi listings. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. A very exceptional copy of this superb signed title in highly collectible condition, and a stunning piece of history! Presents well on the shelf. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $2.75, and is now protected in a new clear removeable archival cover. The jacket has benefited from slight restoration, and presents in near fine condition with No edgewear, No chips, No tears, No rips, No stains, and No rubbing. The original first edition dust jacket is in near fine condition withOUT the endemic spine fading common to this title, (note that most all the jackets have excessive fading of the the red spine to a pale beige).

Beautiful clean book, internally appearing as unread. The internal pages are clean and flat with No marks, No inscriptions, No stains, No bent pages and No foxing. ?For John Anthony Miller / From The Illustrated Man Himself / Ray Bradbury, 11/31/91?. Many famous authors and celebrities signed at The Phantom Bookshop, and it was a top favorite bookshop of Ray Bradbury?s. The inscription was dedicated to Anthony Miller, the owner of The Phantom Bookshop in California. Bradbury very rarely included such drawings and we have encountered only a scant few over the last 10 years. BOLDLY SIGNED and inscribed by Ray Bradbury, who included a FULL-PAGE ORIGINAL DRAWING OF THE ILLUSTRATED MAN. The cloth is overall slightly mottled as is common for this title. The boards have sharp corners with one tiny tip bump, and no edgewear. The book is in near fine condition with beige boards, with unfaded titles to spine.

Near fine book with fine/near fine jacket.

An Extremely scarce association copy with a superb original drawing by Bradbury. BOLDLY Signed and Inscribed by Ray Bradbury, who included a FULL PAGE ORIGINAL DRAWING OF THE ILLUSTRATED MAN. First Edition, First printing Near fine stated first edition in a scarce vibrant exquisite unfaded dust jacket.

The illustrated man short story