Bradbury (Ray) The Silver Locusts
£275
London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1951.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original light grey boards. Dust-jacket, priced 12s6d.
More famously known as The Martian Chronicles, but with some varying content from the first US edition.
In stock
Large gift inscription to front free endpaper, a little light foxing to extremities; jacket slightly darkened, very slight loss to head of spine, o/w VG.
Jacket artwork by Roy Sanford.
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