About this Item
Signed by author in person on Title page in purple pen, signature only. Later printing, 1972 to copyright page with 1988 to rear flap. 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 Book; binding tight, mild bumping to front corners else boards straight and clean; modest soiling to five pages else text free of marks, appears barely read. Dust jacket ($12.95) has mild to moderate bumping and chipping to mostly spine and flap fold ends. Color sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Several illustrations. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Seller Inventory # 010822AE
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Halloween Tree
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York
Publication Date: 1972
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Joseph Mugnaini
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
About this title
Bradbury's stories about children are always attended by dread--of change, adulthood, death. The Halloween Tree, while sweeter than his adult literature, is also touched at moments by the cold specter of loss--which is only fitting, of course, for a holiday in honor of the waning of the sun.
This is a superb book for adults to read to children, a way to teach them, quite painlessly, about customs and imagery related to Halloween from ancient Egypt, Mediterranean cultures, Celtic Druidism, Mexico, and even a cathedral in Paris. (One caveat, though: Bradbury unfortunately perpetuates a couple of misconceptions about Samhain, or summer's end, the Halloween of ancient Celts and contemporary pagans.) This beautiful reprint edition has the original black-and-white illustrations and a new color painting on the dust jacket. --Fiona Webster
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