Ray Bradbury, Dark Carnival, first edition, 1947, Arkham House, dust jacket as shown, inscribed "For Bill – This first book which I wrote to lay my private ghosts – Good wishes always from Ray Bradbury, July 1953". The late Bill Gaines was a man of many tastes. He loved the comics, old movies, science fiction, and weird stuff of all types. This book is from Bill's personal library.