SWITCH ON THE NIGHT - SIGNED, WITH A LARGE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION
[New York]: Pantheon Books, Inc., 1955. First Edition. Item #6324
First Printing, with the correct title page points (per Currey) and the printed dedication to Bradbury's daughters on the opposing page. Octavo (22cm); light grey printed paper-covered boards; dustjacket; [52]pp; illus. Signed by Bradbury on the front endpaper, beneath a full-page drawing of a ghoul, dated 6/27/92. Light wear to spine ends and lower board edges, upper corners gently tapped (though still sharp), with minimal signs of handling; contents fresh; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), lightly edgeworn, with a hint of sunning to spine, and a few tiny abrasions; Near Fine. An attractive copy of Bradbury's first children's book, a collaborative work with Zurich-born illustrator Madeleine Gekiere (1919-2014).
Price: $1,000.00