The Silver Locusts
by Ray Bradbury
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$1,051.53NZ$946.38
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1951. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A superb copy of the first edition of Ray Bradbury's popular novel 'The Martian Chronicles', published here in the U.K. as 'The Silver Locusts'. The first edition of this work.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.'The Silver Locusts' was published as 'The Martian Chronicles' in the U.S.'The Silver Locusts' chronicles the settlement of Maris, home to the Martians, as Americans come to the planet to escape the Earth, destroyed by nuclear war.Written by Ray Bradbury, an American sci-fi author, best known for this novel and for 'Fahrenheit 451'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. A touch of discolouration to the extremities. Spots to the endpapers. Dustwrapper with minor edgewear, and light spots. Tidemark to the reverse of the dustwrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 739P19
- Title
- The Silver Locusts
- Author
- Ray Bradbury
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart-Davis
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The Silver Locusts the martian chronicles ray bradbury sci-fi the martian chronicles martians mars
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
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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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...