Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, SIGNED/INSCRIBED, Book Club Edition, (BCE), of The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. A Bradbury Masterpiece!! SIGNED Early Titles by the Legendary Author are Scarce and Becoming Exceedingly Hard to Find!! Hardcover with its' original dust jacket. Colorful and beautifully illustrated. Published by Doubleday: Garden City, N.Y., 1958. Please note that while "1958" is clearly stated, we believe this book was published sometime after that date. Exact date unknown. Boldly SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the celebrated author! SIGNED/INSCRIBED on the first, blank page by the great Ray Bradbury! American Book Club Edition, (BCE). Essentially, this is an Early Reprint. Please remember this is NOT the First Edition/First Printing of this title. Please also note this is NOT the First BCE of this title. Once again, this is NOT a First Edition/First Printing and this is NOT the First BCE. This rare treasure has some very clearly visible wear/age, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition! The wear, however, is considerable and should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris. The binding is holding tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean! Some general/shelf wear along with creases/scuffing/wear to the spine/corners/boards, marks/foxing/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text! Please note the wear to the spine/corners/boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges, the marks/foxing on the edge/fore pages and the wear that is present on the pages, particularly noticeable on certain pages. All of the wear previously mentioned is very clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. The original dust jacket is fully intact but has considerable wear. Some general/shelf wear along with creases, scuffing, scratches, marks and rips resulting in some loss of paper. Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners and near/along the edges! In particular, please note the rips on the front cover/spine and the loss of paper! All of the wear previously mentioned, particularly near/along the edges, is very clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. We tend to grade the condition our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book. We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear. Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear to both the book and the dust jacket is very clearly visible! The wear to the dust jacket is considerable! All of the wear, particularly to the dust jacket, should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection. Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!! Payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed. Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!
Price: 299.99 USD
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
End Time: 2025-01-21T20:54:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: Book Club Edition
Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher: Doubleday
Topic: Literature
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1958