Jailbird
by Vonnegut, Kurt
Jailbird is a novel by Kurt Vonnegut, originally published in 1979. Its plot concerns a man recently released from a low security prison after having served time for a minor role in the Watergate scandal. The novel uses a standard memoir format, revealing Walter F. Starbuck's current situation, then going back to tell the story of his first two days after being released from prison. Through Walter F.
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JAILBIRD
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780440054498
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
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$1,750.00
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NY: Delacorte/Seymore Lawrence, 1979. First edition, first prnt. Black full cloth-covered boards with gilt spine lettering and gilt fascimile signature stamped on the front board. Orange topstain. Signed by Vonnegut on the title page. Additionally, Vonnegut has drawn a caricature self-portrait in profile that fills most of the page. Minor rubbing on board cloth and on spine lettering; dustjacket with… Read more about this item Item Price
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Jailbird
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780440054498
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Salem, Oregon, USA
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$75.00
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Vonnegut, Kurt. Jailbird. 1979. Delacorte Press/ Seymour Lawrence. First Edition. Used. Good+ Unclipped DJ. Back cover author photo. 245 pages, Indexed. Plot summary: "This thematically and narratively complex book tells the life story of Walter Starbuck, ex-socialist, ex-capitalist, and ex-con. Moving fluidly back and forth between past and present, incident and insight, irony and irony, the novel explores themes relating… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
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JAILBIRD
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780440054498
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
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$1,700.00
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NY: Delacorte/Seymore Lawrence, 1979. First edition, first prnt. Black full cloth-covered boards with gilt spine lettering and gilt facsimile signature stamped on the front board. Orange topstain. Signed and dated "Nov. 17, 1981" by Vonnegut on the title page. Additionally, Vonnegut has drawn his characteristic self-portrait in profile on the page.Very slight rubbing to cloth spine ends; dustjacket with shelfwear… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,700.00
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JAILBIRD
by VONNEGUT, KURT
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780440054498
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Richford, Vermont, USA
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$247.00
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N.Y.: Delacorte, 1979. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Stated First Delacorte Edition. Hard Cover, Very Good Condition. Small Gold Label. On Front Free Endpaper. Spine Solid Dust Jacket Clean And Complete. No Markings.
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$247.00
Jailbird: A Novel
by VONNEGUT, Kurt
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Trade Edition
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780440054498
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Littleton, Colorado, USA
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$29.00
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New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1979. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. 0440054494 . Stated first Delacorte printing (following a privately-printed limited first edition). Kurt Vonnegut's novel touches on the Watergate affair, big corporations and labor movement themes. --- In full black cloth covers with gilt-stamped author facsimile signature to… Read more about this item Item Price
$29.00
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Jailbird
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- Used - Fine. Unread, tight, clean copy. Pristine.
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Leather bound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, USA
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$75.00
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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1979. Limited First Edition. Leather bound. Fine. Unread, tight, clean copy. Pristine.. Evergreen leather/boards; gilt decoration all around. Three raised bands with gilt lettering on spine. All edges gilt. Evergreen silk moire end papers and matching satin place-holder ribbon. No jacket, as issued. 319 pp. with illustrations by Alan E. Cober. Published… Read more about this item Item Price
$75.00
JAILBIRD
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Book Club Edition; Vintage Copy
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780385286275
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- 1
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CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York, USA
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$27.00
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New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1979. Book Club Edition; Vintage Copy. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good- dust jacket. Edgewear to jacket. Rubbing to jacket. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8.10 X 5.70 X 1.10 inches; 246 pages. Item Price
$27.00
Jailbird (1st Printing)
by Kurt Vonnegut
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780440054498
- Quantity Available
- 1
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LA QUINTA, California, USA
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$125.00
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U.S.A.: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near-fine copy in a near-fine unclipped dustjacket. A tight and clean copy of the first printing with a bit of toning to the page edges. The dustjacket has a small amount of shelf rub to the panels or would be fine. Very scarce to… Read more about this item Item Price
$125.00
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Jailbird
by Kurt Vonnegut
- Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Dell Printing
- Published
- 1980
- ISBN
- 9780440154471
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Mooresville, Indiana, USA
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$8.50
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The book has some shelf wear. The cover is creased. A prior owner's name is on the first end page. The text is clean and unmarked (no underlining, highlighting or written notes). The binding is tight. Please see the photos for details about the condition.
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Jailbird
by Kurt Vonnegut
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780440054498
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Simi Valley, California, USA
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$6.00
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Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1979. Hardcover. Good. 1.1000 8.1000 5.7000. First printing. Dust jacket has some wear and tear. Book has shelf wear. Pages are clean. Item Price
$6.00
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Jailbird (Signed & Inscribed 1st Printing with Self-Caricature)
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780440054498
- Quantity Available
- 1
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LA QUINTA, California, USA
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$445.00
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U.S.A.: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near-fine copy in near-fine unclipped dustjacket. This copy is signed by Vonnegut on the half-title page within a self-caricature smoking man drawing with "My Friend Ray, OK??". A tight and clean fine copy--unmarked- except for an ink stamp to the upper rear pastedown--not really… Read more about this item Item Price
$445.00
Jailbird
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edition
- F
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780224017725
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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$9.00
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Delacorte Press, 1979 ISBN# 0-440-05449-4 First Edition, vg/vg Slight bend and flair on Dj edges. Book has light wear on lower boards. F. Hardcover. Item Price
$9.00
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Jailbird
by Vonnegut,Kurt
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780224017725
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire, GBR
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$25.23
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London: Jonathan Cape. This is a Fine Copy of this Book in a Fine Dust-Jacket,with no chips or tears present.Price clipped and with no previous ownership inscriptions present.Lovely clean tight copy for the collector,8vo 246pp First UK Edition 1st Impression [1979] . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1979. Item Price
$25.23
Jailbird
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780440054498
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
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$27.00
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U.S.A.: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1979. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine cloth with gilt and silver lettering on spine and front cover and Near Fine DJ in protective mylar cover. First Delacorte press ediition. The spine may be slightly cocked at bottom due to longterm shelf slant, but… Read more about this item Item Price
$27.00
Jailbird
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780440154471
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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$6.31
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Dell, 1980. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
$6.31
Jailbird
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Condition
- Used - Very Good with no DJ
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780440154471
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Morganton, North Carolina, USA
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$4.70
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New York: Dell Publishing. Paperback. 1980. 1st thus. 12mo 288pp . Very Good with no DJ. Mass Market PB . Item Price
$4.70
Jailbird
by Kurt Vonnegut
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780440054498
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Simi Valley, California, USA
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$7.00
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Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1979. Hardcover. Good. 1.1000 8.1000 5.7000. First thus, stated. Ex-library with the usual inner labeling, no outer labeling. Pages/boards/jacket clean, binding sturdy. Item Price
$7.00
Jailbird
by Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 1982
- Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780440154730
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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$7.17
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Dell Publishing Company, 1982. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
$7.17
Jailbird: A Novel
by Kurt Vonnegut
- Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780440054498
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Lexington, Missouri, USA
- Item Price
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$7.50
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Delacorte Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Light shelf wear, pages toned; a sound binding; very good otherwise. The jacket is discolored, a couple tears; price intact on the front flap. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0440054494. ISBN/EAN: 9780440054498. Inventory No: 203418. . 9780440054498 Item Price
$7.50
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Jailbird (Signed & Dated within Self-Caricature)
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 2nd Printing
- Published
- 1979
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780440054498
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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LA QUINTA, California, USA
- Item Price
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$445.00
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U.S.A.: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1979. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near-fine copy in a near-fine price-clipped dustjacket. First edition-- second printing. This copy is signed and dated "Feb 22, 1982" and inscribed "Peace!" & "Joy!!" directly on the title pages-- within a self-caricature "Smoking Man". A tight and unmarked copy in near-fine condition… Read more about this item Item Price
$445.00