signed first edition
1981 · Orange, CA
by BRADBURY, Ray (poem); FITZGERALD, Scott (illustrations)
Orange, CA: The Orange County Book Society, 1981. First Edition. One of 230 copies signed by the author and illustrator. Broadside, with text letterpress printed in black and illustrations in dark brown on a sheet of beige deckle-edged Arches paper, measuring 56.5cm x 38.25cm (22.25" x 15"). Mild handling, with a faint trace of thumb-soil to lower right margin; Near Fine. A touching poem by Bradbury, on the interconnectedness of love and nature, coupled with a trio of beautifully stippled falling leaves by illustrator Scott FitzGerald. This broadside published October, 1981; Bradbury would use the same poem in December for his (much less ornate) annual "Christmas Wishes" broadside mailed to friends and family. OCLC notes 9 holdings. 82037. (Inventory #: 82037)