Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$295.55 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. Special signed Limited Edition. No jacket, as issued. 8vo (6.5 x 9 inches) Tan .leather with 22 karat gold decoration and gilded text block edges (all three sides); raised spine hubs; sewn-in ribbon marker; high-quality paper; silk moire fabric endpapers; sewn pages for strength and durability.All of these elements are in very good condition. The late Kurt Vonnegut's signature is on a special second page, followed by an intro written by him for this edition. Spine gilt is a bit dim from human hands holding the book. Gilt on text block is unblemished. Corners and pages are good. Alan Cober contributes a number of evocative sketch-drawings in b&w. Franklin editions are well-crafted and continue to hold their allure through the years.This title, of course, is a classic.
Seller: Brodsky Bookshop, Taos, NM, U.S.A.
Kurt Vonnegut. SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE. Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$305.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by Vonnegut. "Special Message" by Vonnegut for this edition. Illustrated by Alan E. Cober. Leather bound, aeg, with satiin ribbon marker.
Seller: Black Dog Books, Emerson, NJ, U.S.A.
Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1978.
Price: US$320.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine copy signed by Kurt Vonnegut, leather-bound.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Full brown leather, hubbed spine, tooled gilt decoration to spine and boards, moire silk endpapers and pagemarker, all edges gilt, (9 x 6.5 inches). 173 pages; illustrations by Alan E. Cober. A limited edition, privately printed and individually SIGNED by the author on second free endpage protected by tissue-guard. Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century. An exceptionally clean, tight (unread) copy in collector FINE condition Size: Octavo
Seller: Books & Bidders Antiquarian Booksellers, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Kurt Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse - Five. Franklin Library, Pennsylvania USA, 1978.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Leather bound signed by author. Signature protected by tissue guard. Fine conditoin.Includes editors booklet. Can be shipped in USA.
Seller: Spiritwood Books, Burlington, ON, Canada
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Description: Near fine in gilt brown leather. Embossed stamp.
Seller: The Book Den, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Franklin Library; Franklin Center, 1978. Deluxe Leather Collector Edition. Limited Edition. Signed by author directly on prelim. Notes from the Editors pamphlet laid in. A Very Good copy. Gilt embossed full leather binding is very nice with sharp corners, AEG with some blemishes and a bit of foxing. Bound in Fine Genuine Leather - 22kt gold-stamped spine accents - Distinctive raised spine hubs, - Intricate gilt stamped cover designs, - Specially milled acid-neutral paper, - Smyth-sewn pages, - Gilded page edges, - Permanent satin ribbon page-marker. Silk moire coloured endpapers with some fading along margins. Binding firm, book unread and unopened. 173pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.
Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.
Kurt Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse Five (Signed Franklin Library). Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: First Franklin Library signed limited edition. "Special Message" by Vonnegut for this edition. Illustrated by Alan E. Cober. 22kt gold-stamped brown leather-covered boards. Four raised bands and gilt titling to spine. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. Silk ribbon page marker. Silk moire end papers. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut on a special free end paper signature page and tissue protected. Issued without dust jacket. A very, very nice collectible book. Carefully packed and shipped in a box to protect your investment.
Seller: Shady Grove Book Store, West Branch, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: Saddle-brown leather/boards; gilt decoration all around with 4 raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers with matching stain place-holder ribbon. No dust jacket, as issued. 173 pp. with bw illustrations by Alan E. Cober. Includes a message, special to this edition, from the author to the subscribers. Fine. Clean, tight, unread copy. Pristine but with some fading to moire end papers, as is common in these editions. Signed on a front free end paper, with tissue guard.
Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED by author on tipped-in preliminary page, nearly as new in light-brown leather boards, no dust jacket as issued; a crisp square unmarked copy in full leather boards with silk endpapers, gilt edges and attached ribbon marker; clean and bright, appears unread; Signed by Author
Seller: David Kaye Books & Memorabilia, Woodland Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse Five. Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$495.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Beautiful, leather-bound Collector's edition of Vonnegut's masterpiece. Signed by the author. Brown leather with gilt decoration, four raised bands and gilt titling to spine, gilt to textblock edge, ribbon marker, illustrated by Cober, 173 pages.
Seller: Black Sheep Books, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: As new, limited edition. Full brown leather with gilt decoration, gilt all around. 4 raised bands, tissue guard over signature. With booklet Notes from the Editor. Rare
Seller: A Casperson Books, Niles, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED collector's edition. Fine in brown leather binding with gilt edges & satin marker ribbon, without dust jacket as issued. Choice copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 173 pages
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$875.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Slaughterhouse-Five **SIGNED, LIMITED FULL LEATHER EDITION WITH THE IMPORTANT SUPPLEMENTAL BOOKLET** SIGNED BY Kurt Vonnegut. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION from the FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1978. Gorgeous full brown leather with gilt in AS NEW condition. Illustrated by Alan E. Cober. Genuine leather binding with gold-stamped title and decoration, four raised spine-bands, all edges gilt, silk moire end-papers, ribbon bookmark, the publisher's protective tissue-guard is present and laid-in to protect the author's signature Includes a "Special Message to Subscribers" from Kurt Vonnegut. Also included is the "NOTES FROM THE EDITORS" supplemental booklet that came with the signed limited edition with valuable insight in to the creation of this book including biographical photographs of the author at work. A GREAT GIFT QUALITY COPY WITH THE IMPORTANT SUPPLEMENTAL BOOKLET THAT COLLECTORS REQIURE. This book is one of 60 published by the Franklin Library's Signed leather bound Limited Edition series published between 1977 and 1982. This is a high quality production from the Franklin Library!!
Seller: The Modern Library, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$1286.94 + shipping
Description: Near Fine, Leather Bound. Book accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. ; Signed by Kurt Vonnegut on the free end page. ; First Franklin Library Edition.; Signed by Author.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.