Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury - Hardcover

Hardcover. Good. True First Edition, First State, First Printing, With RARE Original Dust Jacket Present. Bradbury's famous groundbreaking novel. Ballantine, 1953, no later printings or editions stated (as correct), Currey Binding Type D, red cloth with yellow titles. Lightly rubbed at extremeties of boards, and along bottom of boards (consistent with shelf use). Yellow titles very vibrant, no fading. Faint tanning around text block. Previous owner's info written on front pastedown, dated 1955. Light foxing on pastedowns. Amazingly, the original dust jacket still present, unclipped, showing price of $2.50. Jacket is foxed, with light chipping and tears around extremeties and along spine. Red "451" text on spine is almost completely faded away, as is common with this jacket. We have now placed it in Mylar for protection. Additional photos available upon request. Overall, good used condition, shows average signs of use or wear for its age. Ships fast & secure, tracked & insured, expedited available!