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New York: Doubleday, 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good clipped dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped, price remains. Faint toning on both pastedowns and end pages. Light rubbing, few small open tears along panel edges.

The Illustrated Man is a collection of eighteen science fiction short stories by American writer Ray Bradbury. A recurring theme throughout the eighteen stories is the conflict of the cold mechanics of technology and the psychology of people.

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