Fahrenheit 451
by Bradbury, Ray; Joe Mugnaini [Illustrator]
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
The classic dystopian, anti-censorship novel, plus two short stories "The Playground" and "The Rock Cried Out." A sought-after signed limited edition with a very fitting novelty binding that dares prospective censors, "Just try burning this one!
Synopsis
Fahrenheit 451 (Ballantine Books, 1953) by Ray Bradbury is a dystopian novel that presents a future American society in which the masses are hedonistic and critical thought through reading is outlawed. Written in the early years of the Cold War, the novel is a critique of what Bradbury saw as issues in American society of the era. Bradbury combined two of his early short stories, "The Pedestrian" and "Bright Phoenix," into The Fireman, a novella published in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. Bradbury's publisher at Ballantine Books then suggested that he expand the work to make into a novel—Fahrenheit 451.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942534
- Title
- Fahrenheit 451
- Author
- Bradbury, Ray; Joe Mugnaini [Illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Asbestos Binding
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- asbestos binding, Johns-Manville Quinterra, censorship, firefighters
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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