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Ray Bradbury

221 copies for sale · $20–$75,000 · 128 first editions · 67 signed

Notable copies for sale

Fahrenheit 451 Asbestos signed limited edition (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$22,500
Shadow Show (first edition, signed) — Biblio$1,430
Fahrenheit 451 (first edition, signed, 1982) — Biblio$1,000
A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY - INSCRIBED TO AUGUST DERLETH (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$4,500
DANDELION WINE: A NOVEL - INSCRIBED TO HERB YELLIN (first edition, signed) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$2,850
The October Country (first edition, signed, 2003) — Biblio$250
The October Country (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$1,750
The Illustrated Man Inscribed first edition (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,500
A Medicine for Melancholy Signed first edition (first edition, signed) — Whitmore Rare Books$1,500
Death Has Lost Its Charm for Me (Lettered Copy) (first edition, signed, 1987) — Biblio$1,000
THE PEDESTRIAN: A FANTASY IN ONE ACT (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$850
THE DAY IT RAINED FOREVER (first edition, signed) — L. W. Currey$450

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Works on the market

Fahrenheit 4516 copies · $6,800–$75,000
THE TOYNBEE CONVECTOR: STORIES6 copies · $25–$350
FAHRENHEIT 4516 copies · $38–$78
DARK CARNIVAL5 copies · $2,500–$7,500
DEATH IS A LONELY BUSINESS5 copies · $26–$250
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES4 copies · $33–$1,400
BRADBURY STORIES: 100 OF HIS MOST CELEBRATED TALES By Ray Bradbury - Hardcover4 copies · £34–£51
THE STORIES OF RAY BRADBURY3 copies · $68–$178
FAHRENHEIT 451 SIGNED2 copies · $1,583–$7,948
The Illustrated Man2 copies · $1,600–$4,000
THE ILLUSTRATED MAN2 copies · $43–$1,887
A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY2 copies · $200–$1,000
TWICE TWENTY-TWO: THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN and A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY2 copies · $450
DANDELION WINE2 copies · $20–$250
THE MACHINERIES OF JOY: SHORT STORIES2 copies · $150–$250
THE TOYNBEE CONVECTOR2 copies · $25–$173
Cat's Pajamas by Ray Bradbury 2004 William Morrow Hardcover Signed First Edition2 copies · $80–$125
SIGNED Ray Bradbury The Stories of Ray Bradbury Hardcover Book Inscribed2 copies · $29–$100
ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING; Essays on Creativity2 copies · $50–$98
WHEN ELEPHANTS LAST IN THE DOORYARD BLOOMED: CELEBRATIONS By Ray Bradbury *Mint*2 copies · $47–$57

Market context

200 copies of Ray Bradbury's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $69 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):

Something Wicked This Way Comes, first edition, Simon and Schuster, 1962 (forum, 2026-09-30)£260
The Day It Rained, deluxe slipcase set signed by the author and artist, Hornsea, PS, 2008 (forum, 2026-09-30)£200

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