Player Piano
by VONNEGUT, Kurt
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribner, 1952. First. hardcover. fine. 8vo, rebound in 1/2 lime morocco. New York: Scribner, 1952. First Edition. Fine.<br/> <br/> The author's first book.<br/> <br/>
Synopsis
Player Piano, author Kurt Vonnegut's first novel, was published in 1952. It is a dystopia of automation and capitalism, describing the dereliction they cause in the quality of life. The story takes place in a near-future society that is almost totally mechanized, eliminating the need for human laborers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 237539
- Title
- Player Piano
- Author
- VONNEGUT, Kurt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
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About the Seller
Argosy Book Store
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New York, New York
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...