![]() By changing the areas of the plate that are exposed and the length of time the plate is submerged in the acid bath, the engraver can obtain fine and varying shades of gray that closely resemble watercolor washes. Aquatint Copperplate process by which the plate is “bitten” by exposure to acid.Fantasy and Horror 6-46.įaintest rubbing to bright dust jacket. "First Printing" stated on copyright page. ![]() Bradbury first conceived of this novel-expanded from his short story "Black Ferris" (1948)-as a screenplay fittingly, then, he wrote the screenplay for the 1983 film version starring Jonathan Pryce and Jason Robards. Something Wicked "remains the quintessential Bradbury fiction" ( Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, 1769-73). 9, 1963,"īradbury's follow-up to Dandelion Wine (1957) edges into darker, "more overtly Gothic and supernatural" realms of fantasy but this shadow-filled allegory remains its author's "most poignant evocation of the hopes and frustration of small-town life" (Clute & Grant, 133). ![]() Octavo, original yellow cloth, original dust jacket.įirst edition of Bradbury's compelling coming-of-age fantasy, boldly inscribed by him with his sketch of the title, "For R- C- 'Something Wicked' for someone, I hope, good! With best wishes from Ray Bradbury Aug. ![]() "SOMETHING WICKED FOR SOMEONE, I HOPE, GOOD!": FIRST EDITION OF SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, INSCRIBED BY RAY BRADBURYīRADBURY, Ray. ![]()
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