Slapstick, Or, Lonesome No More!
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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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Slapstick or Lonesome No More!
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- 1976
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Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1976. first. hardcover. fine/near fine. SIGNED with self-portrait by the author. First edition with "First Delacorte printing" stated on copyright page. Book fine. Dust jacket near fine, minor tanning, small tear ay upper let panel to spine hinge. Item Price
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Slapstick Or, Lonesome No More!
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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NY: Delacorte Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Front jacket flap creased.. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0385289448 . Navy cloth. Jacket art by Paul Bacon. Author photo by Jill Krementz on rear jacket panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 243 pages . Item Price
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Slapstick Or, Lonesome No More!
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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SLAPSTICK OR LONESOME NO MORE!
by Vonnegut, Kurt | illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker
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Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1976. Full Leather. Very Good+ binding. Octavo. [14], 256, [2] pp., illus. First edition. In full leather with gilt decorations; all edge gilt; satin ribbon marker; silk moire endpapers; "Notes from the Editors" laid in. A very nice, presentable copy; the gilt edges are generally quite nice, but not perfect; contents clean; bit… Read more about this item Item Price
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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, Usa: The Franklin Library, 1976. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/No Jacket ( as Issued ). Parker, Robert, Andrew. New, An Unread Copy - Mint. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos Vintage 1976 Limited First Edition Of Slapstick Or Lonesome No More! By Kurt Vonnegut, Has Been Privately Printed Exclusively For Members… Read more about this item Item Price
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Slapstick or Lonesome No More!
by VONNEGUT, Kurt
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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Full leather gilt. Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker. Bowed else very good. Nicely inscribed by the author. Item Price
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Slapstick, or Lonesome No More!
by VONNEGUT, Kurt (novel); PARKER, Robert Andrew (illustrations)
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Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1976. First Edition. Limited Issue, printed privately for members of the First Edition Society. Octavo; tan leather, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt; all edges gilt, with orange silk moire endpapers and matching bookmark; 257pp. Fine and unread, with a special introduction by the author and illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker. … Read more about this item Item Price
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Slapstick Or Lonesome No More
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- 1976
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1976. Second Printing. hardback. 0385289448 . Price clipped jacket, mild jacket wear; 8.3 X 5.9 X 1.0 inches; 243 pages . Item Price
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Slapstick or, Lonesome no more!
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1976. Leather bound. Fine. Clean, tight, unread copy. Pristine.. Saddle-brown leather/boards; gilt decoration all around with 4 raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers with matching stain place-holder ribbon. No dust jacket, as issued. 256 pp. with bw illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker. Includes a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Slapstick or Lonesome No More!
by Kurt Vonnegut
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- 1976
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WINFIELD, Kansas, USA
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New York, NY: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1976 Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, New York. 1976. Hardcover. Book Club Edition; DJ is not priced but the copyright page states 2nd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Good; faded top textblock tint; light shelfwear; tarnished titles on spine; light soiling to textblock; slight mottling to the boards. DJ: Good +; light… Read more about this item Item Price
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Slapstick or Lonesome No More
by VONNEGUT, Kurt
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- 1976
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Wadsworth, Illinois, USA
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New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1976. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 243 pages. A comic novel from the author of "Slaughterhouse Five" and "God Bless You Mr. Rosewater." A near fine copy in blue cloth boards and in a very good dust jacket with a few edge tears, some small edge chips and some sunning to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Slapstick or Lonesome No More
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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Slapstick or Lonesome No More!
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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Slapstick or Lonesome No More
by Kurt Vonnegut
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- 1976
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming, USA
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Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1976. Book. Good+. Hardcover. Reprint Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. G+/G, used hc, 243pp. Navy colored cloth over boards with gilt text on upper and gilt and red text on spine; slight sunning on tail edge of upper. Color illustrated dust jacket with white, black and red colored text on upper and black, red… Read more about this item Item Price
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SLAPSTICK or Lonesome No More!
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1976. First edition. Issued for members of "The First Edition Society" with 2-page special introductory message from Vonnegut and illustrations by Robert Allen Parker not in the Delacorte trade edition. Designated as a "limited edition" though limitation undisclosed. Finely bound in elaborately gilt-stamped full leather with all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers and ribbon place… Read more about this item Item Price
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Slapstick, or Lonesome No More!
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- 1976
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Palatine, Illinois, USA
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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. As New with no dust jacket. 1976. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Leather. Stated First Edition (preceding the Delacorte trade edition). Includes a special author's message to subscribers not found in the trade edition. Publisher's full brown cloth, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration… Read more about this item Item Price
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Slapstick or Lonesome No More
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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Slapstick Or Lonesome No More!
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- 1976
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- 9780440180098
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Burgin, Kentucky, USA
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Dell Publishing CO, New York, NY, 1976. Reprint Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Light shelf and corner wear,Hazed yellowish fom age, Text appears clean, Binding is in good sturdy condition. 243 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0440180090. ISBN/EAN: 9780440180098. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available… Read more about this item Item Price
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Slapstick, or, Lonesome No More!
by KURT VONNEGUT
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Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Slapstick or Lonesome No More!
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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