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New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1983. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear at the base of the spine panel and along the lower edges. Uncommon. (31409). Octavo, blue cloth stamped in gold, black endpapers, all edges gilt. One of 75 copies specially bound for Bradbury's use. Inscribed and signed by Bradbury to a well known fan, noting (mistakenly) 1 of 70 special copies and dated 1986. This new edition was issued to coincide with the release of the 1983 film. "...remains the quintessential Bradbury fiction." - Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1769-73. [Reference: Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-45. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-51].

In 'Something Wicked This Way Comes', Ray Bradbury combines a coming-of-age story with supernatural horror, as two thirteen-year-old boys, Jim Nightshade and Will Halloway, experience the sinister goings-on in their small Midwestern town when a mysterious carnival comes to town.

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