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Fahrenheit 451 [Signed, Lettered, with a Steadman Lithograph]

Fahrenheit 451 [Signed, Lettered, with a Steadman Lithograph]

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Fahrenheit 451 [Signed, Lettered, with a Steadman Lithograph]

by Bradbury, Ray; illustrated by Ralph Steadman

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Los Angeles: Graham, 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The deluxe limited issue of this 50th anniversary illustrated edition of Brabury's great dystopian novel. The book includes full-page color illustrations by the illustrator Ralph Steadman, who is widely known for his work with Hunter S. Thompson.

There were 451 copies of this edition, with a special introduction by Bradbury written just for this book. This is one of 52 lettered copies presented in a lovely folding clamshell box for the book and an original signed lithograph, "The Hound", by Ralph Steadman. This is a wonderful pairing of one of the great novels of the second half of the 20th century with one of the best illustrators of adult books of the same era. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and a near fine clamshell box. This copy is SS of 52, signed by Bradbury and Steadman, with a fine example of the Steadman lithograph in a fine envelope, as issued.

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.

Read More: Identifying first editions of Fahrenheit 451 [Signed, Lettered, with a Steadman Lithograph]

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Bookseller
Downtown Brown Books, ABAA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
307404
Title
Fahrenheit 451 [Signed, Lettered, with a Steadman Lithograph]
Author
Bradbury, Ray; illustrated by Ralph Steadman
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Graham
Place of Publication
Los Angeles
Date Published
2005
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
CaVBF
Bookseller catalogs
Limited Edition; SF / SCIENCE FICTION;

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A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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Clamshell Box
A protective box designed for storing and preserving a bound book or loose sheets. A clamshell box is hinged on one side, with...

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