Bradbury, Ray - The Illustrated ManRupert Hart-Davis, London, 1952. First Edition, Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Red coloured boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A series of 18 short stories that are linked only by the tattoos that a former carnival worker had tattooed on his body by a time travelling woman. At night, the tattoos moved and glowed and told tales of the future. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges rubbing of the book corners. Light age toning and foxing to the text block edges with age toning of the pages and foxing of the first few and last few pages of the book. Previous owners ex libris plate has been fixed to the free front end page. The dustwrapper is definitely showing signs of age – please see photograph. Chipping of the lower dustwrapper corners and to the lower back strip edge. Rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels with fading of the back strip and to the top edge of the rear panel. Rubs and marks are present as well and foxing has occurred to the verso which can be seen to the front panels. First English Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 9 - 192 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. AUD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 155.25 US$ 169.98 | £UK 129.75 | JP¥ 25227] Book number 0288533is offered by:
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