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Doubleday, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, inscribed by Bradbury to Erle Korshak, founder of Shasta Publishing, with an elaborate drawing by Bradbury on the front free endpaper mimicking the tattoo art on the front of the dust jacket. First Edition stated on the copyright page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

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.

Identifying a first edition copy of 'The Illustrated Man' can involve checking the publisher's records, searching for specific markers on the book, such as the date, copyright notice, state of the text, or identifying points related to the book's printing history.