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JAILBIRD
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0440054494
- ISBN 13
- 9780440054498
- Seller
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Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
NY: Delacorte/Seymore Lawrence, 1979. First edition, first prnt. Black full cloth-covered boards with gilt spine lettering and gilt fascimile signature stamped on the front board. Orange topstain. Signed by Vonnegut on the title page. Additionally, Vonnegut has drawn a caricature self-portrait in profile that fills most of the page. Minor rubbing on board cloth and on spine lettering; dustjacket with touch of shelfwear at spine bottom edge and faint beginning toning on the topedge. Tight copy in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed By Author with Drawing. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vonnegut's ninth novel.
Synopsis
Jailbird is a novel by Kurt Vonnegut, originally published in 1979. Its plot concerns a man recently released from a low security prison after having served time for a minor role in the Watergate scandal. The novel uses a standard memoir format, revealing Walter F. Starbuck's current situation, then going back to tell the story of his first two days after being released from prison. Through Walter F.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61511
- Title
- JAILBIRD
- Author
- Vonnegut, Kurt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0440054494
- ISBN 13
- 9780440054498
- Publisher
- Delacorte/Seymore Lawrence
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
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About the Seller
Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
Fernandina Beach, Florida
About Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
Revere Books has offered collector-condition first editions primarily of 20th century American and British fiction and poetry since 1991. Signed copies are a specialty. Member, Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) & the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA).
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
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