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Cat's Cradle by Vonnegut Jnr., Kurt - 1963

by Vonnegut Jnr., Kurt

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Cat's Cradle by Vonnegut Jnr., Kurt - 1963

Cat's Cradle

by Vonnegut Jnr., Kurt

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  • Hardcover
  • first
The First UK printing published by Gollancz, London in 1963. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. Light pushing and fading at the spine tips. One small previous owner's name to the upper front pastedown. Hint of bumping to the corners. Light toning and spotting to the text-block but the pages remain clean. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good+ condition. Some loss at the spine ends, corners and upper edge in places. Mild edge-wear and age related markings. Light toning to the spine. The wrapper remains very presentable in the removable Brodart archival cover. An early Vonnegut title. Collectible. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
  • Bookseller Ashton Rare Books ABA, PBFA, ILAB GB (GB)
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good++
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First UK Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Gollancz, London
  • Place of Publication UK
  • Date Published 1963
  • Keywords Vonnegut

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Cat's Cradle

by Vonnegut Jnr., Kurt

  • Used
  • first
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London: Gollancz, 1963. A first edition, first printing published by Gollancz in 1963. A near fine book with one small name to the head of the front endpaper. In a very good unclipped wrapper with a neat closed tear to the corner of the front panel. Some light chips to the edges of the spine and to the corners, but none of the usual heavy browning to the spine. Slightly offset to the top of the rear panel of the dust wrapper. Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle" is a satirical and thought-provoking novel that reflects on the absurdity of human existence, the dangers of scientific progress, and the potential for catastrophic consequences in the modern world. The novel's central concept of "ice-nine," a fictional substance with the power to freeze all water, serves as a metaphor for the destructive potential of unchecked scientific innovation and human folly. Vonnegut's biting critique of militarism, religion, and the human capacity for self-destruction resonates with… Read More
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