Ray Bradbury

The Golden Apples of the Sun

First edition, 1953

Ray Bradbury’s The Golden Apples of the Sun (1953) is a collection of 22 short stories that displays the full range of his early work, moving fluidly between science fiction, fantasy, horror, and quiet lyricism. Alongside tales of wonder and melancholy are several sharply dystopian visions, including “The Pedestrian,” a portrait of enforced isolation in a technologized future; “The Murderer,” a darkly comic attack on intrusive, inescapable communication; and “The Flying Machine,” a fable of power, fear, and authoritarian restraint. Taken together, these stories anticipate many of the concerns Bradbury would later bring into sharper focus in Fahrenheit 451, while retaining the imaginative freedom and emotional warmth that define his short fiction at its best.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, cloth. New York: Doubleday, 1953. #11375.
Fine in fine dust jacket.