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SLAPSTICK
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Not Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0385289448
- ISBN 13
- 9780385289443
- Seller
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Fernandina Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
NY: Delacorte, 1976. First edition, first prnt. Limited issue of 250 numbered copies signed by Vonnegut on the limitation page. Copy #102. Blue full-cloth. All edges gilt. Issued without dustjacket. Slipcase with foil label. Slipcase with faint toning on two edges, minimal rubbing on label; the book is an unread copy in Fine condition. Perhaps the least commonly available of Delacorte's signed/limited issues of Vonnegut's titles.. Signed by Author. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vonnegut's eighth novel.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 104174
- Title
- SLAPSTICK
- Author
- Vonnegut, Kurt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0385289448
- ISBN 13
- 9780385289443
- Publisher
- Delacorte
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Signed Limited Issue
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About the Seller
Revere Books, ABAA & IOBA
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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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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
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- Fine
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