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Author: Bradbury, Ray
Title: Fahrenheit 451
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Ballantine Books, Inc.
Date Published: [1953]
Description:

199, [3] pp. Illustrated with drawings by Joe Mugnaini. 19.7x12.7 cm (7¾x5"), bound in special Johns-Manville Quinterra white asbestos, lettered in red. No. 26 of 200 hand-numbered copies. First Edition.

The rare asbestos binding issue, signed by Bradbury on the limitation page. ;Additionally signed and inscribed by Bradbury on front free endpaper. The asbestos material used for this binding has a high level of resistance to heat and fire, which, obviously, is a play on the plot of the book. In it, Bradbury portrays a frightening vision of the future where firemen start fires and burn books to protect society from too much wisdom and knowledge. Bradbury's best-known science fiction tale, concerning censorship and anti-intellectualism that is carried on in an alternative society that conducts huge book burnings as part of the social agenda. This is considered binding state "E" (with no priority given), which "was issued without dust jacket [and] no statement of printing on the copyright page. In addition to the title novel, collects 'The Playground' and 'And the Rock Cried Out'" - Currey "Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors," pp. 55-56. ;

Slight bumps at ends of gently leaning spine, light soiling; a few margin stains and to outside edge; very good or better.