Sale 2478 - 19th & 20th Century Literature, May 15, 2018

20 c A Medicine for Melancholy * The Machineries of Joy. Together, 2 volumes. 8vo, publisher’s bindings, tiny ink spotting to rear board of second title; unclipped dust jackets, spine panels toned/faded slightly, closed tear and nick to second title; front hinge starting on first title. first editions , signed by bradbury and inscribed to stanley simon . (ESS) New York: Doubleday & Company, 1959; Simon & Schuster, 1964 [300/400] 20 21 21 c Dandelion Wine. 8vo, publisher’s yellow cloth, spine lettered in blue and gold, spine tips and corners fraying slightly, toning to extreme outer board edges; unclipped dust jacket, dust soiling on rear panel, thin lines of age toning on folds and flap edges; corner nicks; owner’s inkstamp to front flyleaf. first edition , inscribed by the author , and with additional signature and inscription dated 1986 on the title-page. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1957 [400/600] 22 c Dark Carnival. 8vo, publisher’s green cloth, spine titles in silver, some foxing to top-edges; dust jacket, light rubbing to folds and spine panel head, faint dust-soiling to rear panel; one spot on title, otherwise internally clean. (ESS) London: Hamish Hamilton, (1948) [300/400] first english edition , presentation copy with large original drawing by bradbury . The inscription reads: “For Michele & Donn! [picture] Love! From Ray Bradbury. Oct. 12, [19]86.”