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THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES

THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES

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THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES

by Bradbury, Ray

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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. First edition. Very slight fading of spine (as is common with this book), still a fine copy, in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to corners and spine ends, a short closed tear to upper spine at fold, small rub mark to upper spine panel. (9583). Octavo, cloth. Collection of closely linked stories about the exploration and colonization of the planet Mars. A masterpiece of 20th Century science fiction. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-32. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #255. Pringle: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels #3.

Synopsis

The Martian Chronicles is a 1950 science fiction short story collection by Ray Bradbury that chronicles the colonization of Mars by humans fleeing from a troubled and eventually atomically devastated Earth, and the conflict between aboriginal Martians and the new colonists. The book lies somewhere between a short story collection and an episodic novel, containing stories Bradbury originally published in the late 1940s in science fiction magazines.

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Bookseller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
9583
Title
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES
Author
Bradbury, Ray
Book Condition
Used - Very slight fading of spine (as is common with this book), still a fine copy, in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbi
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Place of Publication
Garden City, New York
Date Published
1950
Keywords
SF . SC . Film Source

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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB

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Octavo
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Fine
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Cloth
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New
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Spine
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Jacket
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Rubbing
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