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Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. Advance Copy. Paperback. Very Good. Advance review copy of the first edition, signed and dated by Kurt Vonnegut on the title page. Self-bound in dust jacket, with two white strips mounted on verso of front cover and first blank page with printed material which would appear on the first edition dust jacket flaps. Very Good. Wraps toned, lightly soiled, stray pencil mark to front cover, 1.5-inch long hairline crack to front joint near foot. Ink blot to white printed strip on first blank page; 1 x 2.5" torn from top corners of first blank and half title page; verso of half title page shows a tear near the gutter at foot. One of an estimated 25-30 copies in such format, and ever more uncommon signed.
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
- Seller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 170205012
- Title
- Player Piano
- Author
- Vonnegut, Kurt
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Advance Copy
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- First Edition, Advance Review Copy
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Advance Review Copy
- Advance Review Copy, a specially printed copy of the book, generally paperback, which has been produced and distributed by the...
- Flap(s)
- The portion of a book cover or cover jacket that folds into the book from front to back. The flap can contain biographical...
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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