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Fahrenheit 451 [ Limited Signed & Numbered Ed. ]
by Ray Bradbury
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The Long Beach Public Library Foundation. Limited Special Edition signed and numbered. Hardcover. Fine/As New/Unread condition/Dust jacket is in Fine/As New condition and protected in an archival cover. Jim Kirk; Daniel Barajas. A handsome new edition of Bradbury's classic work, numbered 84 of 2500 Limited Edition copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page and by Tim Kirk on the page opposite who did the elaborately illustrated endpapers.
Distributed by Gauntlet Press in the signed limited edition. The book is in fine unread condition with bright colorful boards designed by Daniel Barajas. The dustjacket is complete and in beautiful condition with raised lettering as distinguished from the regular trade edition, and is protected by an archival plastic cover. There have been many handsome editions done of this important Bradbury book and this edition is certainly one of the most attractive. In beautiful condition purchased directly from the publisher by Parrish Books.
Ray Bradbury, best known for his modern masterpiece "Fahrenheit 451," was a prolific author whose literary legacy comprises a library of works. His creative genius extended beyond books, earning him an Oscar nomination for the animated film "Icarus Montgolfier Wright" and an Emmy for the teleplay of "The Halloween Tree." Bradbury played a significant role in television through "Ray Bradbury Theater," where he adapted over 60 of his short stories for the program.
His influence reached diverse realms, including collaboration with Disney World on the Spaceship Earth Display and contributing to "Orbiton" at Euro-Disney in France. Bradbury's passion for writing traced back to two pivotal events in 1932: watching the silent film adaptation of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and a mesmerizing stage performance by "Mr. Electrico" at the Dill Brothers Combined Shows carnival. Reflecting on the latter experience, Bradbury mused about running towards life and away from death.
He was a voracious reader, enjoying everything from Arthur C. Clarke, H.G. Wells, Edgar Allen Poe, as well as Walt Whitman. Ray Bradbury's title "I Sing the Body Electric" comes from Whitman's "Leaves of Grass.
Distributed by Gauntlet Press in the signed limited edition. The book is in fine unread condition with bright colorful boards designed by Daniel Barajas. The dustjacket is complete and in beautiful condition with raised lettering as distinguished from the regular trade edition, and is protected by an archival plastic cover. There have been many handsome editions done of this important Bradbury book and this edition is certainly one of the most attractive. In beautiful condition purchased directly from the publisher by Parrish Books.
Ray Bradbury, best known for his modern masterpiece "Fahrenheit 451," was a prolific author whose literary legacy comprises a library of works. His creative genius extended beyond books, earning him an Oscar nomination for the animated film "Icarus Montgolfier Wright" and an Emmy for the teleplay of "The Halloween Tree." Bradbury played a significant role in television through "Ray Bradbury Theater," where he adapted over 60 of his short stories for the program.
His influence reached diverse realms, including collaboration with Disney World on the Spaceship Earth Display and contributing to "Orbiton" at Euro-Disney in France. Bradbury's passion for writing traced back to two pivotal events in 1932: watching the silent film adaptation of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and a mesmerizing stage performance by "Mr. Electrico" at the Dill Brothers Combined Shows carnival. Reflecting on the latter experience, Bradbury mused about running towards life and away from death.
He was a voracious reader, enjoying everything from Arthur C. Clarke, H.G. Wells, Edgar Allen Poe, as well as Walt Whitman. Ray Bradbury's title "I Sing the Body Electric" comes from Whitman's "Leaves of Grass.
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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- Parrish Books
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- 4891
- Title
- Fahrenheit 451 [ Limited Signed & Numbered Ed. ]
- Author
- Ray Bradbury
- Illustrator
- Jim Kirk; Daniel Barajas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Fine/As New/Unread condition
- Jacket Condition
- Dust jacket is in Fine/As New condition and protected in an archival cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Special Edition signed and numbered
- Publisher
- The Long Beach Public Library Foundation
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About Parrish Books
Parrish Books is a full-time on-line dealer in fine collectible books in business since 2002. With specialities in signed limited editions and many favorite authors including Ray Bradbury, Richard Bach, Tom Clancy, John Updike, Kurt Vonnegut, Edward Gorey and Maurice Sendak. We specialize in exceptional customer service and quality packaging of all orders.
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