BRADBURY (Ray). Fahrenheit 451. New York, Ballantine Books, 1953. In-8, publisher's red cloth titled in yellow, dust jacket illustrated by Joe Mugnaini, slipcase (Julie Nadot). First edition. This famous futuristic novel, whose title refers to the ignition temperature of books, was adapted for film by François Truffaut and released in 1966. The novel is followed by the short stories The Playground and The Rock Cried Out. An as-published copy of the first printing in the publisher's binding, in excellent condition, with the publisher's dust jacket intact. It is preserved in an admirable box signed by Julie Nadot.