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"A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved": First Edition of Sirens of Titan; Signed by Kurt Vonnegut With a Self-Caricature
VONNEGUT, Kurt.
The Sirens of Titan.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company 1961
First edition of Vonnegut’s second novel and his scarcest. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the crown and some soiling to the back panel. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut with a self-caricature. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $5,500.00
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"I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center": First Edition of Player Piano; Signed by Kurt Vonnegut with a Self-Caricature
VONNEGUT JR., Kurt.
Player Piano.
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons 1952
First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original green cloth. Boldly signed by Kurt Vonnegut with a self-caricature on the half-title page. Near fine in a excellent near fine dust jacket with a small closed tear to the spine. Jacket design by George W. Thompson. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A superior example of this title.
Price: $4,500.00
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"In war, as in love, he was a fearless, happy-go-lucky adventurer": First Edition of Galapagos; Signed by Kurt Vonnegut with a Self-Caricature
VONNEGUT, Kurt.
Galapagos.
New York : Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence 1985
First edition of Vonnegut’s eleventh novel, which questions the merit of the human brain from an evolutionary perspective. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows light shelf wear. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut with a self-caricature on the half-title page. Jacket illustration by Jeffrey Adams.
Price: $750.00
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“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved": First Edition of The Sirens of Titan; Inscribed by Kurt Vonnegut
VONNEGUT JR., Kurt.
The Sirens of Titan.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company 1961
First hardcover edition of the author’s second novel and what many consider his finest. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Kurt Vonnegut on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with very light rubbing to the spine. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very nice example.
Price: $7,800.00
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First Edition of Vonnegut's Between Time and Timbuktu or Prometheus-5; Signed by Him With a Self-Caricature
VONNEGUT, Jr..
Between Time and Timbuktu or Prometheus-5.
New York : Delacorte Press/ Seymour Lawrence 1972
First edition of this Vonnegut space fantasy. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut on the half-title page with a self-caricature. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00
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FIRST EDITION OF KURT VONNEGUT'S CANARY IN A CAT HOUSE; SIGNED BY HIM
VONNEGUT, Jr..
Canary in a Cat House.
Greenwich : Fawcett Gold Medal 1961
First edition of Vonnegut’s early collection of short stories, a paperback original. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut. In very good condition. Cover design and illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon.
Price: $475.00
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“How complicated and unpredictable the machinery of life really is": FIRST EDITION OF CAT’S CRADLE; SIGNED BY KURT VONNEGUT WITH A SELF-CARICATURE
VONNEGUT, Kurt.
Cat’s Cradle.
New York : Holt, Rinehart Winston 1963
First edition of Vonnegut’s absurdist satire of the clash between science and religion in the nuclear age. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut with a self-caricature on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Ben Feder, Inc. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A superior example.
Price: $7,200.00
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First Edition of Player Piano; Signed by Kurt Vonnegut with a Self-Caricature
VONNEGUT JR., Kurt.
Player Piano.
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons 1952
First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Kurt Vonnegut with a self-caricature on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some of the usual toning to the spine and some wear. Jacket design by George W. Thompson.
Price: $2,750.00
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"Hands up," said Lasher almost gaily. "Forward March": First Edition of Player Piano; Signed by Kurt Vonnegut with a Self-Caricature
VONNEGUT JR., Kurt.
Player Piano.
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons 1952
First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Kurt Vonnegut with a self-caricature on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some chips to the spine. Jacket design by George W. Thompson.
Price: $2,000.00
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"And so it goes..."; First Edition of Slaughterhouse-Five; Signed by Kurt Vonnegut With a Self-Caricature
VONNEGUT, Jr..
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade, A Duty-Dance With Death.
New York : Delacorte Press 1969
First edition of Vonnegut’s masterpiece. Octavo, original blue cloth. Boldly inscribed by Kurt Vonnegut on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing to the spine. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $4,800.00