Slaughterhouse Five
$1,450 · Offered by Biblio
First edition · In dust jacket
Delacorte Press, 1969. First edition, first printing. A powerful fictional memoir of his experiences during the Allied fire-bombing of Dresden, Germany. Vonnegut s philosophical reflections on the tragic absurdity of humankind are embedded in an impressionistic, pessimistic yet comic science fiction tale that is a high spot of the literature of the 1960s and since. On all three major lists of the top books of the 20th century. The first printing was 10,000 copies. DJ is lightly tanned,spine is lightly tanned (common with the type of paper used). Not price clipped. No tears, creases, light spine edge wear. Light wear. Back cover of DJ has rubbing along edge. Very clean copy. Photos available.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Near Fine/vg/vg+.
- Publisher: Delacorte Press
- Year: 1969
- Edition: First Edition
- Printing: first
- Binding: Hardcover
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