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Author Name: Bradbury, Ray; Albright, Donn (editor) John Eller, Clive Barker (afterword), George Balanchine
Title: DARK CARNIVAL
Binding: Full-Leather
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition Lettered
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Publisher: USA Gauntlet 2001
ISBN Number: 1887368507 / 9781887368506
Inscription: Signed by Author et al
Seller ID: 80617
Editor's Notes by Albright; Dark Carnival: A History by Jon Eller; Dark Carnival Revisited by Ray Bradbury; The Last Unknown: An Afterword by Clive Barker. SIGNED BY CLIVE BARKER AND RAY BRADBURY. 479pp. A 52 copy LETTERED, leatherbound edition in a beveled leather traycase with a drawer and handle with the original U.S. and U.K. covers inset on the front and back of the traycase. * In the LETTERED EDITION only there is a 32-page proposal/vignette Bradbury wrote for his agent Don Congdon, which eventually became the basis for SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, & an audio version of Bradbury talking about the stories on CD. This edition contains the original stories from the Arkham House ed. issued in 1947 plus 5 that were not included. The dust-jacket and the interior art are by Ray Bradbury. There are several pulp covers reproduced (in black and white) where some of these stories appeared. There is also an archival section at the end with several photos of manuscript pages, letters, and some other odd items. A must for the Bradbury collector. Editor's Notes by Albright; Dark Carnival: A History by Jon Eller; Dark Carnival Revisited by Ray Bradbury; The Last Unknown: An Afterword by Clive Barker. SIGNED BY CLIVE BARKER AND RAY BRADBURY. 479pp. This edition contains the original stories from the Arkham House ed. issued in 1947 plus 5 that were not included. The dust-jacket and the interio art are by Ray Bradbury. There are several pulp covers reproduced (in black and white) where some of these stories appeared. There is also an archival section at the end with several photos of manuscript pages, letters, and some other odd items. The print run of this Gauntlet DARK CARNIVAL was 752 copies (700 numbered and 52 lettered. The cover art for this book is a haunting Bradbury oil painting you see on this page, which Bradbury painted around the time he wrote DARK CARNIVAL. It was NOT painted for the book, but is a perfect cover for this lost classic. There is NO lettering on the cover. Clive Barker, a great fan of Bradbury's work, wrote an afterword and signed the book along with Bradbury. Here is the Table of Contents of the original edition: Table of Contents (from original edition) The Homecoming / Skeleton / The Jar / The Lake / The Maiden / The Tombstone / The Smiling People / The Emissary / The Traveler / The Small Assassin / The Crowd / Reunion / The Handler / The Coffin Interim / Jack-In-The-Box / The Scythe / Let's Play 'Poison' / Uncle Einar / The Wind / The Night / There Was An Old Woman / The Dead Man / The Man Upstairs / The Night Sets / Cistern / The Next In Line. Also includes an audio version of Bradburys comments about the stories on CD. It is the interview editor Donn Albright held with Bradbury when speaking to him about the stories. This is indeed a rare and special item, which is sure to be an instant collectible. This isnt Bradbury making a prepared speech, but talking off the cuff about events which took place over fifty years ago. WHY IS THIS THE DEFINITIVE EDITION OF DARK CARNIVAL? This is the ONLY version of DARK CARNIVAL to see print, according to Bradbury's agent. Preceding each story is the Weird Tales cover, from which the story originally appeared (a few stories appeared in other publications and those covers are presented, as well). In addition, Ray Bradbury agreed to allow the inclusion of five additional short stories in the Gauntlet version of DARK CARNIVAL; stories that did not appear in the original and have been reprinted infrequently, if at all. All were originally published in Weird Tales and were at one time considered for publication in the original version of DARK CARNIVAL. Four appear in the book: The Seashells / The Watchers / The Poems / Bang! You're Dead / Time Intervening is an exclusive chapbook. William F. Nolan has been kind enough to allow us to use his original illustration for this story, which appeared in 1952 in The Ray Bradbury Review, for the cover of the chapbook. MORE REASONS WHY THIS IS A HISTORICAL EDITION OF DARK CARNIVAL: * A new introduction by Bradbury. * An afterword by Clive Barker, who also signs the book. * The original U.S. and U.K. cover of the book appears as an inset on the front and back cover of the traycase of the lettered edition. The cover of the Gauntlet edition of DARK CARNIVAL is a Bradbury oil painting he painted around the time the book was published. The title of the book does not appear on the cover (just the spine) so you can see the detail in the clouds. * Two short afterwords written by Bradbury. The first, written after the publication of DARK CARNIVAL, tells how the day before he married his wife, she was fired because of her boss' adverse reaction to Bradbury's novel. And At Work In My Garage written two years later in 1944, describes his workspace. These are pieces that the book's editor, Donn Albright, felt would make appropriate afterwords for the Gauntlet edition. * A one page essay, titled The Winged Bat in which Bradbury tells how he came to write DARK CARNIVAL. * A Child's Garden Of Terror - a proposal Bradbury wrote to himself for DARK CARNIVAL. Included are chapter titles for stories, some of which were not yet written - some he would never write and a few that remain in a drawer, unpublished. He even discusses the cover design. IN CASE YOU STILL AREN'T CONVINCED, HERE'S A FEW MORE BONUSES: * A letter from Rupert Hart Davis in which he praises stories from DARK CARNIVAL. * Several proposed Table of Contents for a novel he proposed entitled DARK CARNIVAL. * A letter to August Derleth in which he pitches DARK CARNIVAL. * Le Carnival Noir - A Ballet by Ray Bradbury, a 3-page synopsis of a ballet based on stories from DARK CARNIVAL, with handwritten notes to himself whom to send it to. * An essay by John Eller which gives the history of DARK CARNIVAL and discusses some of the misconceptions (did Bradbury rewrite several stories for THE OCTOBER COUNTRY?). * All of this material (except the additional short stories) have been reproduced as Bradbury typed them, complete with his famous doodles, notes to himself, and typos. Call it raw Bradbury, if you wish.
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