FAHRENHEIT 451
by Bradbury, Ray
- Used
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in an about fine price clipped dust jacket with mild fade to the orange ink of "451" and publishers logo on the spin
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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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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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31428
- Title
- FAHRENHEIT 451
- Author
- Bradbury, Ray
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in an about fine price clipped dust jacket with mild fade to the orange ink of "451" and publishers logo on the spin
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1953]
- Keywords
- SF
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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