Slaughterhouse Five or the Children's Crusade; A Duty Dance with Death by Vonnegut Jr., Kurt - 1969

[New York]: Seymour Lawrence/Delacorte Press (1969), 1969. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. [12], 186, [8] pp. Bright blue boards with the author's signature embossed in gold on the front board, and red, black, and gold lettering on the spine, black endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $5.95 on the front flap of the jacket, date code on the rear flap. Illustrated with two full-page drawings by Vonnegut. With the New York Times review of the book from March 31st, 1969 laid in the book (now in an archival sleeve). Ahearn APG 009b. One of the Modern Library's 100 Greatest Novels of the 20th Century, included in Time Magazine's All-Time best 100 English language Novels from 1923 to 2005, and nominated for both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award. A very attractive copy of Vonnegut's influential masterpiece. A Near Fine book with a bit of offsetting from the newspaper clipping to the first three white leaves of the book; jacket is Near Fine with slight age toning.