Fahrenheit 451

New York: Ballantine Books, 1953. First Edition. Author's Presentation Binding. Near Fine. First edition, one of 50 copies bound in full red cloth stamped in gilt specially for Ray Bradbury's personal use (Currey's B binding). Signed by Bradbury on the front free endpaper and inscribed "To John one of 50 specially bound copies of F451 for Presentation! [signed] Ray Bradbury 3/29/98." Near Fine, lacking the dust jacket. Subtle abrasion to inscribed page. A very bright and clean copy. A very uncommon format of one of Bradbury's best-known works, even scarcer than the asbestos binding, of which 200 copies were issued.