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Lot 153
Sale 1241 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
Nov 10, 2023
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BRADBURY, Ray (1920-2012). Match to Flame the Fictional Paths to Fahrenheit 451. Richard Matheson, forward. [Colorado Springs, CO]: Gauntlet Publications, 2006.
8vo. Original black leatherette, spine lettered in red; publisher's dust jacket; original wooden metal-hinged box with title engraved on upper lid.
FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, lettered "YY" of 52 copies of the "Lettered edition," SIGNED BY BOTH BRADBURY AND MATHESON. Tracing the historical roots of Bradbury's best-known Fahrenheit 451, Match to Flame includes previously unpublished material regarding the author's earlier fiction and a short story entitled "The Castle."
Property from the Collection of Robert S. Brown, Cincinnati, Ohio