the illustrated man
book club edition, 1951.
collection of 18 science fiction short stories by a space-age visionary. in his lifetime, ray bradbury (1920-2012) authored over 600 short stories as well as numerous novels and screenplays. the new york times called him "an author whose fanciful imagination, poetic prose, and mature understanding of human character have won him an international reputation" and "the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream."
the titular story in "the illustrated man" features a former freak show performer whose animated tattoos tell their own stories.
garden city, new york: doubleday & company, inc. 252 pages. 5.75 x 8.5". hardcover. bound in paper-covered boards. book condition: lightest shelfwear to top and bottom of spine. jacket condition: negligible shelfwear. unclipped. Item #1041
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