Dark Carnival by Ray Bradbury (Subterranean Press)

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PUBLISHER: Subterranean Press EDITION: Signed Slipcased Limited Edition PRICE: $225 STATUS: Forthcoming Note from Subterranean Press: We have seven stickers signed by Ray Bradbury. One stickered copy will be sent to a long-time friend of the press. The other six stickers will be placed in random copies of the limited edition. About the Book: Subterranean Press is thrilled to announce a signed limited edition of Dark Carnival, Ray Bradbury s legendary collection, printed in two colors, and fully-illustrated by Dave McKean, and an introduction by Stephen Gallagher. “I have always tried to write my own story,” wrote Ray Bradbury more than a quarter-century after the publication of Dark Carnival, his first collection of short fiction. “Give it a label if you wish, call it science fiction or fantasy or the mystery or the western. But, at heart, all good stories are the one kind of story, the story written by an individual from their individual truth.” Published in 1947 by weird fiction specialist Arkham House, Dark Carnival gathered stories from the early years of Bradbury’s professional life. Many had made their first appearances in the pages of Weird Tales magazine. Still learning and developing his craft, he revised the material for the book’s publication—in the case of The Skeleton, developing a brief vignette into a full-blown and layered narrative. To these selections he added six new pieces written specifically for the lineup. Then in 1955 a number of the stories were chose

• Binding: Hardcover

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