First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the illustrator Tom Phillips. Original red and black cloth with Bradbury's signature in gilt facsimile to the upper board and titles in gilt to the spine, in the Tom Phillips designed dustwrapper. With black and white illustrations by Phillips throughout. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean and bright throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed and spine faded dustwrapper that remains without loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£6.95 to the front flap).
Inscribed by Tom Phillips in blue ink on the title page "For /... / with / best / wishes / Tom Phillips ". Scarce thus. A satirical novella centred around Thatcherite Britain.
Stock code: 23448
£125
London: Hutchinson.
1987