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Slapstick or Lonesome No More! (Special Edition, Signed)

Slapstick or Lonesome No More! (Special Edition, Signed)

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Slapstick or Lonesome No More! (Special Edition, Signed)

by VONNEGUT, Kurt Jr

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Condition
In blue cloth boards, with some sunning to spine; near fine. In papered slipcase with golden label to spine; some sunning, else
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About This Item

Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1976. In blue cloth boards, with some sunning to spine; near fine. In papered slipcase with golden label to spine; some sunning, else also near fine.. First Edition. Octavo. A Special Edition, hand-numbered as 55 of 250, and SIGNED by Vonnegut to colophon.

Synopsis

The book explores one of Vonnegut's favorite recurring themes, which is his belief in our need to belong extended families and how they would be an adequate, larger and more useful substitute for biological ones. The most endearing section of the novel, in my opinion, lies in its introduction, where Vonnegut candidly describes his beloved sister's death, which took place shortly after she had learnt of a train accident where her husband and children had been killed. As for the novel's plot, it follows the relationship of a boy and his sister who grow up together in isolation from the outside world because of their unsightliness. The boy turns out to be seen as more presentable and is separated from his sister, who grows to resent him for his seemingly desertion. Through some twists and turns they successively reunite and separate and after a major catastrophe, the boy becomes president of the United States, his campaign being centered on the formation of extended families on a grand scale.

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Bookseller
Harper's Books, Inc. US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
29731
Title
Slapstick or Lonesome No More! (Special Edition, Signed)
Author
VONNEGUT, Kurt Jr
Book Condition
Used - In blue cloth boards, with some sunning to spine; near fine. In papered slipcase with golden label to spine; some sunning, else
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence
Date Published
1976
Bookseller catalogs
Literature;

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Harper's Books, Inc.

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About Harper's Books, Inc.

Harper's Books, founded in 1997, is a bookshop and photography gallery located in East Hampton, New York. We are one of the world's leading dealers in photographic literature, with particular emphasis placed on association copies and landmark books presented in exceptional condition. In addition to our book business, we maintain a gallery space where photographs are exhibited in concert with books. Harper's Books is a member of the ABAA, and the only American rare book dealer chosen to exhibit yearly at Paris Photo.

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Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Fine
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Cloth
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Colophon
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First Edition
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