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Author:	Ray Bradbury
Title:	Fahrenheit 451
Publisher:	Ballantine Books
Country:	USA
Date:	Oct 1953
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Fiction, Science Fiction
Cat#:	41
Total Editions:	21
Rating:	Rate
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
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ppint. 9th Jan 2018		collection including the novel based upon the short story, "the fireman", with two short stories. simultaneous ballantine books hardcover, H-41, three variants: bound in red cloth, lettered in gold, bound in red boards, lettered in gold, bound in red boards, lettered in yellow; no definite priority established. n.b. fourth ballantine h/cvr variant 1954: 200 signed copies bound in an asbestos-containing woven fabric (!): yr hmbl srppnt. strongly advises this be kept in an airtight sealed container and examined infrequently, in a clean-room fume cupboard with good filters these editions (h/cvr & mmpb) contain two short stories in addition to the title novel: "and the rock cried out" (as "the millionth murder" manhunt 9/1953), and "the playground" (in the rupert hart-davis h/cvr edn. "the illustrated man" uk 1952, q.v.)



David Whiteley 3rd Jul 2022		Added front and back covers. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 1st Apr 2022		transworld publishers corgi books imprint fourth printing cover art by josh kirby (new, painted 1964 according to ansible.uk/misc/joshlist.html) cover price 3/6 160pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 11th Aug 2021		transworld publishers corgi books imprint tenth printing silver coloured background ray bradbury series uniform cover design printing (but i don't know which printing was the first to bear this: possibly the 1968 seventh, the 1969 eighth, possibly the first 1970 ninth printing...) cover art by bruce pennington (unsigned, uncredited; reproduced on his website) cover price 20p (4s.), 50c south africa, 65c australia, 65c new zealand 160pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising to distinguish from up to four near-identical other corgi books printings: refer to indica publishing history for cumulative record of reissues and reprintings (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 4th Aug 2021		transworld publishers corgi books imprint twelfth uk p/b printing first ''corgi sf collector's library'' series uniform cover design printing cover art unsigned, uncredited; still as-yet sfaik unattributed cover price 35p, $1.10 australia, $1.10 new zealand indica publishing history has only one line stating reprinted 1973 160pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising distinguish from near-identical 1973 corgi books thirteenth p/b printing on same isbn: indica publishing history adds second line stating reprinted 1973 end pp. advertising bears date of august 73 on last printed page distinguish from near-identical 1974 corgi books fourteenth p/b printing on same isbn: indica publishing history adds line stating reprinted 1974 card of cover is smooth, rather than textured, colour is purpley-blue cover price 35p, $1.10 australia, $1.10 new zealand (this comment is from another edition of this book)



OldMod67 ● 21st Feb 2021		Not this edition, but worth a look. Only 100 numbered copies apparently..... (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 19th Dec 2019		1/1967 first ballantine books bal-hi p/b, reprinted 1/1967 (presumably before publication) near-identical 4/1967 thrid bal-hi printing near-identical 9/1967 fourth bal-hi printing 9/1968 fifth bal-hi printing bears new cat# 70002, 10/68 sixth bal-hi printing near-identical to this 2/1969 seventh bal-hi printing near-identical, 5/1969 eighth bal-hi printing near-identical refer to indica publishing history to distinguish between first four, and between second four printings. cover art by joseph mugnaini (retained from earlier ballantine books mmpb editions, credited) cover price 50¢ 152pp? including titles, indica etc, end pp. ballantine books do not seem to've accounted their "bal-hi" p/bs as mmpbs: they may've been primarily aimed at (?and distributed through?) high schools & colleges, and their cover price remained at 50¢ after their mmpbs' cover price rose to 60¢ and to 75¢. (needs more research and advice from them as knew the bal-hi publishing program). there is another 1/1967 ballantine books edition, their eighth mmpb printing, which lists the first 1/1967 bal-hi edition in its indica as separate from the previous seven mmpb printings. it has totally different (truffaut-directed film tie-in still) cover, credited to phillipe haksman, cover price 60¢ and cat# U5060. further ballantine books mmpb printings continue. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 19th Dec 2019		ballantine books near-identical printings sharing merkin-printed covers and hence cat#, cover art by joe joseph mugnaini credited (retained from previous editions/printings not including the 1953-4 cat# 41/h/cvr H-41 first editions), now orangey-red background re-expanded somewhat cover price 60¢ 152pp? including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising refer to indica to see if carcass of copy held was canadadian- or merkin- printed no priority established nor liable to be, both stating seventh printing, september, 1966 canadadian-carcassed printing much later retrospectawigglilly accounted canadadian second printing (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 19th Dec 2019		cover art by joe (joseph) mugnain retained (credited) cover price 50¢ 152pp? including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising states third ballantine books printing, which is... interesting (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 19th Dec 2019		contains only the novel; the two short stories in the previous ballantine books editions are dropped. cover art by joe (joseph) mugnaini (credited) cover price 35¢ no indica publishing history statement of the printing's ordinality 152pp? including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 19th Dec 2019		cover art by joe mugnaini retained cover price 50¢ indica publishing history line gives this as ballantine books' fourth (!) printing, and its date. 152pp? including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising a 1963 canadadian-printed carcassed printing has also been partially reported, but not its cat# (yet): it may well be one using the covers from this, or from the previous merkin printing. (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 9th Jan 2018		fifth corgi books printing/edition, new cover art (uncredited, unsigned) (n.b. one of the books being burned is an edition of ''farenheit 451'') cover price 3s 6d., australia 60c, new zealand 4s. 6d. 160pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 9th Jan 2018		third corgi books printing/edition, re-set; first in tall (ordinary uk) p/b format cover art by josh kirby (uncredited, art is signed kirby) cover price 3/- 128pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 9th Jan 2018		corgi books second printing cover art by john richards (uncredited, art is signed) cover price 2/6 160 short format pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. i (this comment is from another edition of this book)



ppint. 9th Jan 2018		cover art by john richards (uncredited, art is signed) cover price 2/- 160 short format pp. including titles, indica etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)