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VERY FINE GUARANTEED. A wonderful bright clean copy free of any markings, writings, or stamps. Sharp corners that have not been bumped. Unread book with square and tight binding. Personally signed by Ray Bradbury directly onto the limitation page. NUMBER 151 OF ONLY 750 PRODUCED.Gauntlet Publications 2005. Ray Bradbury "The Halloween Tree" Signed Limited Edition No. 151 of 750. Signed by Ray Bradbury directly onto the limitation page. Compiled by Donn Albright. Oversized deluxe edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and metal slipcase. From the publisher Edited by Jon Eller, this signed limited edition will contain a typeset version of Bradbury s preferred text, the original manuscript (complete with handwritten corrections) Bradbury sent to Knopf, a screenplay Bradbury wrote before he wrote the novel (in manuscript form) and the typeset version of his Hanna-Barbera screenplay. The front and back covers are Bradbury oil paintings of Halloween trees. The dustjacket was designed by Bill Walker and Donn Albright. This is a beautiful book, a must-have for every Bradbury aficionado. Publishers Weekly TABLE OF CONTENTS. Introduction. I. First Revised Screenplay (1967). II. Novel in progress (1971). III. Final Novel Submission (1972). Table of Galley Changes for the First Edition, 1972. Notes to the text. IV. The Teleplay (1992) V. Companion Materials. Bradbury interview 2004. Correspondence. Bradbury s promotional essay. Photographs. Bibiograhical checklist. About The Halloween Tree The Halloween Tree is a 1972 fantasy novel by American author Ray Bradbury, which traces the history of Samhain and Halloween. A group of eight boys set out to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, only to discover that a ninth friend, Pipkin, has been whisked away on a journey that could determine whether he lives or dies. Through the help of a mysterious character named Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud, they pursue their friend across time and space through Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Greek, and Ancient Roman cultures, Celtic Druidism, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Medieval Paris, and The Day of the Dead in Mexico. Along the way, they learn the origins of the holiday that they celebrate, and the role that the fear of death, ghosts, and the haunts has played in shaping civilization. The Halloween Tree itself, with its many branches laden with jack-o'-lanterns, serves as a metaphor for the historical confluence of these traditions. Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 - June 5, 2012) was an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Bradbury is credited with writing 27 novels and over 600 short stories. More than eight million copies of his works, published in over 36 languages, have been sold around the world. Predominantly known for writing the iconic dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953), and his science-fiction and horror-story collections, The Martian Chronicles (1950), The Illustrated Man (1951), and I Sing the Body Electric (1969), Bradbury was one of the most celebrated 20th- and 21st-century American writers. While most of his best known work is in fantasy fiction, he also wrote in other genres, such as the coming-of-age novel Dandelion Wine (1957) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992).
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