Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Vonnegut Kurt Jr.. Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$22.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A very good book with a 2" coffee stain, bottom inside front cover at spine. Text fine.
Seller: Take Five Books, Ashland, OR, U.S.A.
Kurt Vonnegut. Facsimile Dust Jacket ONLY Slaughterhouse-Five. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: For sale is a brand new facsimile (reproduction) dust jacket for the 1st Edition of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. No book is included in this listing, however we may have the original book available for sale in our store under a different listing. Please view our other facsimile dust jackets being offered for sale. All jackets come in a brand new brodart mylar protective sleeve. We offer the highest quality and least expensive facsimile (reproduction) dust jackets currently available anywhere. Our jackets are beautifully crafted by a graphic design expert. These dust jackets are offered for research, archival, and preservation purposes. All jackets are labeled as facsimiles on the front or rear flap. Funding to be used for future acquisition and preservation of dust jacket art. Please check back often, as we plan on adding new jackets weekly.
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$29.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH-CLUB EDITION, OWNER'S NAME
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A Seymour Lawrence Book / Delacorte Press, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1969. Book Club Edition with Gutter Code, on page 187, "40 K", signifying that it was printed in the first week of October, 1969. [The first printing of the trade edition was released March 31, 1969.] Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, soft white, tight, straight but canted, with deckled fore-edges and no markings of any kind. The Binding is blue cloth, color faded from the original bright blue, with faded gilt title, etc., to spine, unmarked black endpapers, and corners square but worn. No Dust Jacket. See photos. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2" [same as the trade edition]. 190 pages. [The trade edition has 186 pages, but chapter 1 begins on page 1, while here it begins on page 7.] A sort-of science fiction, anti-war, historical fiction novel, the central event of which was the horrific fire bombing of Dresden, Germany during WW2, which the author witnessed as a prisoner of war.
Seller: Mattabesset Books, Kensington, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$32.02 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: No edition information. No DJ. Boards are clean with little wear. Contents are clean but lightly toned.
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Price: US$47.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: No dustjacket. ; SFBC Catalog ID: 1923. Gutter code K20 on pg 190. ; 190 pages
Seller: Time Traveler Books, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Vonnegut, Kurt Jr.. Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade. Delacorte Press, 1969.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book Club Edition, hardcover, has a strong lean to the binding, moderate bumps to the spine ends with lighter bumps to the cover corners, a shallow area of soiling to the lower fore corner of the rear paste down and last free end pages, and a previous owner's plate to the front paste down. Otherwise, this is a solid, bright, Good only copy in a like dust jacket, which has bumps with short chips and tears to the spine ends and corners, rubbing with some areas of light soiling and smudging, edge wear to the covers, and some sun toning to the spine and edges. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.. Slaughterhouse-Five. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance With Death. A Seymour Lawrence Book. Very Good Book/Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition. Eighth Printing, October 1972 as stated. Turquoise full cloth binding with silver stamped facsimile signature on front, black, red, and silver stamped title on spine, and black endpapers. Covers are clean, silver is bright, corners are sharp. Light edge tanning to covers. Spine ends bumped. Dust jacket shows age tanning and a few small marks to front panel. Creases to top edge of front panel. Darkening to spine. Spine ends heavily bumped. Rubbing to spine and corners. Edge tanning to flaps. Crease across back flap. Dust jacket is not price clipped with $6.00 price on the front flap. Small scratch to fore edge of textblock. Tail edge shows a few spots of foxing. Endpapers are bright and clean. Puckering to half-title page. Hinges strong. Binding tight and square. Pages are clean and unmarked. Puckering to last page of textblock. 186 pages. 5-1/2 X 8-1/4.
Seller: Roebling Books, Covington, KY, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Wear to book corners. Wear and tears to repaired dustjacket edges including small missing chunks. Now protected in a clear mylar cover. ; SFBC Catalog ID: 1923. Cover design by Paul Bacon. Gutter code 26K on pg 187 indicates a later printing. Blue boards with black lettering and Vonnegut's signature impressed on the front board. ; 190 pages
Seller: Time Traveler Books, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$69.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1969 Seymour Lawrence Delacorte press book club edition in jacket. Tight and unmarked, jacket has short closed tear at the base of the spine and light rub along the fold of the rear flap. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Mild wear, including a one inch tear, to dustjacket. Now protected in a clear mylar cover. ; SFBC Catalog ID: 1923. Cover design by Paul Bacon. Gutter code 16M on pg 187 indicates a printing in 1971. Bright blue boards with black lettering and Vonnegut's signature impressed on the front board. ; 190 pages
Seller: Time Traveler Books, Pittsburgh, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$97.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Turquoise boards, ex-libris inside front cover, light 2" line on front cover, corner's lightly bumped. Fourth printing.
Seller: Take Five Books, Ashland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$97.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Turquoise boards, fourth printing. Small bump to top, rear boards, corner bump, else near fine.
Seller: Take Five Books, Ashland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A nice early copy of this classic in blue boards with gilt to signature on front board and gilt, black and red to type on spine. Just a few shallow marks to cloth. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding. In brand new high quality facsimile jacket. 6th Printing
Seller: Lost Paddle Books, IOBA, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Turquoise cloth, with gilt, red, and black spine lettering and gilt facsimile signature on front cover. Black end papers. 186 pages. No names, remainder marks, or marks to text. Dust-jacket (with "$5.95" price intact, and "0369" on rear flap), designed by Paul Bacon, is lightly toned, chipped at spine ends and corners, and has closed tears at both ends of front flap fold. Some sticker remains over the printed price on the top corner of the front flap. Stated "Third printing, May 1969" on the copyright page.
Seller: Waugh Books, Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: An early copy of this classic in blue boards with gilt to signature on front board and gilt, black and red to type on spine. Faint foxing to top page ends, tops of boards and spine ends. Otherwise, clean interior, sharp corners and solid binding. Jacket is unclipped ($5.95) and in great shape - just a couple micro chips/nicks to head of spine, spot at bottom, tanning to top of rear panel and sticker shadow to front panel with some rubbing/ripple.6th Printing
Seller: Lost Paddle Books, IOBA, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 186 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine tan and blue with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price cut. Rubbing and minor chipping to edges and corners of dust jacket. Mild scuffing to spine. Age toning and light staining to dust jacket. Mild wear and staining to edges and corners of boards. Age toning throughout textblock. Shelved in Case 8. 1379113. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Description: Very good book, cloth edges lightly toned; very good dust jacket, spine toned and rubbed, spine ends lightly chipped, joints rubbed, corners and edges to covers lightly worn Hardcover, octavo, blue cloth boards, gilt and red and black titles, pictorial dust jacket, black endpapers, 186 pp
Seller: Better Read Than Dead, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade, A Duty-Dance with Death By Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., A fourth-generation German-American now living in easy circumstances on Cape Cod [and smoking too much], who as an American Infantry Scout Hors de Combat, as a prisoner of war, witnessed the fire-bombing of Dresden, Germany, "The Florence of the Elbe," a long time ago, and survived to tell the tale. This is a novel somewhat in the telegraphic schizophrenic manner of tales of the planet Tralfamadore where the flying saucers come from. Peace. A Seymour Lawrence Book / Delacorte Press, First Edition, Second Printing, April 1969. No dust jacket, 186 pp, 8.5 x 5.5", 8vo. In fair condition. Blue cloth boards scuffed at edges & bumped/worn at corners. General soiling to boards. Head and tail of spine bumped. Gilt lettering on front board bright and clean. Gilt lettering on spine dulled from sun exposure, but still legible. Front fly-leaf clipped at top edge. Gift inscription also found on clipped fly-leaf: October 16, 1969. Happy twenty-third, where you want to be! A monumental day. "Nice, nice - Very nice." Can peace be far behind? David. Text-block clean, some light toning around edges. Binding intact. Please see photos. Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was an American writer and humorist known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death was first published in 1969, and is a semi-autobiographic science-fiction infused anti-war novel. Affordable First Edition Second Printing of Vonnegut's first novel to become a bestseller.
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.. Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade. Delacorte Press, 1969.
Price: US$224.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover, Book Club Edition. Condition: Very Good. Very minor wear to the dust jacket, as pictured. Book Club Edition noted on the inside of the jacket.
Seller: Cilleyville Bookstore, Andover, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$231.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 6th printing, released the same year as the first printing. Spots on front jacket panel, two of which appear lightly on front board, jacket toned with minor loss from spine head and foot, jacket price clipped. 1969 Hard Cover. 186 pp. 8vo. The anti-war story of Billy Pilgrim during the fire bombing of Dresden, in Vonnegut's delightfully peculiar style of prose, which mixes bits of science fiction with authentic historical narrative. Vonnegut's most recognized work, this edition includes a new preface by the author.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade. Delacorte Press Publishers, NY, 1969.
Price: US$245.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is the rare and highly collectible Book Club Edition of this monumental novel. The book and dust wrapper are in VERY GOOD condition, showing just some wear, as usual. "Book Club Edition" is stated on the dust wrapper, as necessary. Phot of author on back of dust wrapper. The Book Club Edition is quite difficult to find with a dust wrapper. Previous owner name. Kurt Vonnegut's absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes 'unstuck in time' after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow Pilgrim simultaneously through all phases of his life, concentrating on his (and Vonnegut's) shattering experience as an American prisoner of war who witnesses the firebombing of Dresden. Slaughterhouse-Five is not only Vonnegut's most powerful book, it is also as important as any written since 1945. Like Catch-22, it fashions the author's experiences in the Second World War into an eloquent and deeply funny plea against butchery in the service of authority. Slaughterhouse-Five boasts the same imagination, humanity, and gleeful appreciation of the absurd found in Vonnegut's other works, but the book's basis in rock-hard, tragic fact gives it unique poignancy -- and humor.
Seller: Long Island Book Company, Alpharetta, GA, U.S.A.
Vonnegut, Kurt Jr.. Slaughterhouse Five. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$270.00 + shipping
Description: 186p, cloth, DW, DW has a 4" circulart stain on the front, minor discoloration of the DW spine, slight edgewear in mylar, photos available on request, VG+/VG-
Seller: Juniper Point Books, Round Lake, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Seventh Printing stated, July 1969, with same dust jacket as First Printing, price of $5.95 and code 03/69 rear flap. Near Fine, small top corner bumps, in Near Fine dust jacket, small creases at top corners, spine toned from sun. A handsome copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
Kurt Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse-Five. Delacorte Press, 1969.
Price: US$377.85 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VONNEGUT, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Childrens Crusade. New York: Delacorte Press. 1969. 8vo. Second impression. Vonneguts magnum opus, perhaps the ultimate anti-war novel. Based on his own experiences, Vonnegut describes himself as a fourth-generation German American now living in easy circumstances on Cape Cod (and smoking too much), who, as an American Infantry Scout hors de combat, as a prisoner of war, witnessed the fire-bombing of the Dresden, Germany, The Florence of the Elbe, a long time ago, and survived to tell the tale. and the novel itself, this is a novel somewhat in the telegraphic schizophrenic manner of tales of the planet Tralfamadore, where the flying saucers come from peace. A very good book, the blue cloth clean, the gilt a little dulled at the spine, the spine tips gently pushed, but the binding tight and square. Internally fine, clean and bright throughout without inscriptions, stamps, or foxing. The first-state dust jacket unclipped ($5.95) and codes 0821 and 0369 to front and rear flaps. Spine panel darkened, some chips to the head and tail with a few other small nicks. Faint water stain to the front panel towards fore-edge, not seeping to the front flap or boards. Presentable in mylar.
Seller: Deep Neutral Books, York, ENGLA, United Kingdom
Price: US$395.50 + shipping
Description: third printing, 1969. the first of vonnegut's books to become a bestseller. a semi-autobiographical sci-fi anti-war novel following billy pilgrim. billy is captured by the germans while serving as a chaplain's assistant during world war ii. he starts to experience time travel and is eventually abducted by aliens. the non-chronological tale unfolds as more of billy'd life on earth is revealed. in a 1969 review the new york times stated, "you'll either love it, or push it back in the science-fiction corner." new york: delacorte press. 8.4 x 5.75". 186 pages. hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book condition: some toning to spine, front, and rear boards. very good plus. jacket condition: minor soiling to front. unclipped ($5.95). very good plus.
Seller: leaves, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Slaughterhouse-Five or The Childrens Crusade A Duty-Dance with Death, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Delacorte Press, New York, 1st Edition, Second Printing, April 1969, teal blue publishers cloth with original dust jacket, 8.5 x 6, 8vo. In good condition. First-state jacket, with price ($5.95) intact on front flap and "0369" on rear flap. A near fine copy in a good jacket. Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Age-toning to jacket with minor chipping to front right bottom coroner and tail of spine. Head of spine jacket exhibiting slight loss. Light tan spots to bottom edge at Vonneguts name on front cover. Foxing and light toning to edges of flaps. Light foxing to end papers in front and rear. Interior lightly toned with instances of scattered foxing. Does not affect text. Free of ownership or markings. Blue cloth toned at edges and spine. Light scuffing to surface of cloth. Gilt finishing bright and clean. Overall a good and clean copy! Please see photos. First edition, second printing April 1969. The author's most notable novel -- about the fire bombing of Dresden.
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse Five. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$575.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Delacorte Press. A Seymour Lawrence Book. New York. 1969. 186 pages. First edition, sixth printing. Blue panels are bright and clean; as are endpapers. Minimal pushing at tips. Three small specks on page deck; faint light foxing on top page edges. Original DJ with $5.95 price intact and 0369 code on flap. DJ is miraculously without any chips. This DJ is the exact same DJ on the first printing; and this DJ being fine is quite valuable for marrying/upgrading purposes; to a first printing. Fine DJs of this title are few and far-between; hence priced accordingly. A bright, tight and clean early printing of the classic; in a remarkably fine DJ that is identical to the first printing DJ.
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade. Delacorte Press, 1969.
Price: US$625.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing with $5.95 price on jacket, "8021" on front flap and '"0369" on rear flap. Browning to jacket and light wear, couple tiny chips to spine ends of jacket.
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$649.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: KURT VONNEGUT, JR. 'SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE OR The Children's Crusade A Duty-Dance With Death', 1st Edition 3rd Printing Stated, May 1969. A SEYMOUR LAWRENCE BOOK, DELACORTE PRESS NY. Iconic jacket design by Paul Bacon. DUST JACKET in Brodart type cover; aged but complete and in good condition. Not Price Clipped; $5.95. Teal boards with Author's signature in gold on the cover, 3-color text to spine in excellent condition. 186pp. Free domestic US shipping with Insurance. Oversized Books, Framed Art, Posters/Prints and International Packages cost of Shipping with Insurance To Be Determined. When paying with a credit card, AbeBooks External payment service fee will be requested for this item. The ipi House Archive Shop also allows payment by other methods; PayPal, etc. Thank you.
Seller: The ipi House Archive Shop, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
VONNEGUT Jr., Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five, Or The Children's Crusade. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Octavo. 5.75 x 8.5 in. 186 pp. Good in the original turquoise cloth boards, with a good dust jacket that has heavy tanning to all sides. The boards have a slight outward bow and tanning around the edges extending an inch-and-a-half inward from the top and side. This stated "First Printing" has the $5.95 price with the corresponding 0369 code on the lower back flap.
Seller: Bagatelle Books, IOBA, Asheville, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, 186pp, cloth. Vonnegut's most celebrated novel. Some scattered light pencil marginalia; tips a trifle bumped; fine in a marked dust jacket, spine sunned a shade, and with a touch of wear to spine ends.
Seller: Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB), Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Vonnegut Jr., Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's turquoise cloth stamped in gilt, red and black. Near Fine with narrow sunnign to cloth along the bottom edge and toning to pages. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with toning and edge wear.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Vonnegut, JR., Kurt. Slaughterhouse Five. Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1969.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1969. First Edition. 186pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Front board has what appears to be a stain; pencil mark on flyleaf. The unclipped wrapper has the usual heavy discoloration, else fine. Perhaps Vonnegut's best-known novel, Slaughterhouse-Five tells the story of Billy Pilgrim's experience as an American soldier in Europe during World War II. A combination of historic and science fiction, the plot centers on the Allied bombing of Dresden, Germany in 1945, an event Vonnegut experienced himself. "It sounds crazy. It sounds like a fantastic last-ditch effort to make sense of a lunatic universe. But there is so much more to this book. It is very tough and very funny; it is sad and delightful; and it works". The New York Times.
Seller: Bynx, LLC, Orlando, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing. Condition: Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy, with the very slightest spine cocking. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine, unclipped price, extremely light top edge wear but no tears, and some toning to spine and top edges. Price ($5.95) intact on front flap and "0369" on rear flap. Dust Jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. An excellent copy of a 20th Century literary anti-war masterpiece.
Seller: Devoted toBooks, Pleasant Hill, CA, U.S.A.
Kurt Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse Five or The Children's Crusade. , 1969.
Price: US$1152.78 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse V "Slaughterhouse-Five," by Kurt Vonnegut, published in 1969, is a landmark American novel that merges science fiction with anti-war themes. It narrates the story of Billy Pilgrim, a World War II veteran who experiences his life non-linearly, including his time as a POW during the Dresden firebombing. The novel's innovative narrative, dark humor, and exploration of fatalism and human existence garnered critical acclaim, making it a commercial success. Its profound anti-war message and commentary on the human condition have cemented its place in literary history, influencing generations of writers and artists, and remaining a pivotal work in discussions on war, memory, and time. Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade, a Duty-Dance with Death, first edition, first printing, extensive ink inscription dated 1969 to front blank leaf, by C. Cristine ?, half-title, original blue cloth, silver lettering to upper board, silver and red lettering to spine, dust-jacket price-clipped, browned, 3 cm tear to upper edge of front panel, 8vo, Delacorte Press, 1969.
Seller: The Letters Republic, Thame, OXFOR, United Kingdom
Vonnegut, Kurt Jr. Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Jacket with light toning, a bit more on the spine, light edge wear. Small pale brown spotting to the front panel. rubbing to the spine seam. Previous owner embossed stamp on the second front end paper.
Seller: James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA, Palm Desert, CA, U.S.A.
Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse Five 1ST Edition. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A sharp copy of the First Printing in a bright and attractive jacket with some mild dustiness. A Collector's Copy! ; 1 x 9 x 6 Inches
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Vonnegut, Kurt Jr. Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. If not for a slightly toned jacket spine, both the volume and jacket are fine.
Seller: James Graham, Bookseller, ABAA, Palm Desert, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1280.86 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, pp. [xii], 186, crown 8vo, original bright blue cloth, facsimile of the author's signature stamped in gilt to upper board, the backstrip lettered in gilt, red and black, contemporary ownership inscription of Tad Mosel to initial blank (see below), dustjacket lightly toned overall with a couple of darker patches, very faint red line to author portrait on rear panel, very good. The copy of Vonnegut's contemporary, playwright Tad Mosel.
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom
Vonnegut Jr., Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. [xii], 186, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's turquoise cloth stamped in gilt, red and black. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket, toned with a small dampstain to front panel, spine panel darkened, offsetting to front flap from a laid in sheet of paper.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Vonnegut, Jr., Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A Very Good+ copy of the book in like dust jacket. Slight rubbing at the base of the spine, a faint splash to the closed text block, previous owner's name on the first blank and half-title. Dust jacket with a faint splash on the front panel and a small bit of white paint at the heel of the spine. Kurt Vonnegut's masterful satire about the bombing of Dresden and the strange time traveling experiences of Billy Pilgrim. The book was nominated for both a Hugo and Nebula Award the year it was released and was ranked 18th by Modern Library on its list of the 100 best books of the century. Slaughterhouse Five was partly autobiographical, as Vonnegut served in the army and witnessed the bombing firsthand during World War II. Though controversial around its release due to its depictions of sex, the novel grew to be quite popular and was adapted into a film in 1972, which would win the Prix de Jury at the Cannes Film Festival later that year. ".Slaughterhouse Five is an extraordinary success. It is a book we need to read, and to reread. It has the same virtues as Vonnegut's best previous work. It is funny, compassionate and wise. Kurt Vonnegut Jr is a true artist." (Contemporary New York Times Review). Very Good + in Very Good + dust jacket.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Kurt Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse-Five. Seymour Lawrence Book/Delacorte Press, 1969.
Price: US$1600.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first printing stated on copyright page. Fine book in a very good dust jacket, closed tear at bottom of dj spine. Comes with copy of review slip and copy of photo of Vonnegut. Housed in a custom-made fold-out case.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing stated. Price of $5.95 intact, and date code 0369 at bottom of back flap. A lovely copy of this Vonnegut classic, Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, the spine of the jacket ever-so-lightly toned, a prior owner name 2nd front end page. Basis for the 1972 George Roy Hill film. A quite lovely copy ! Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
Kurt Vonnegut. Slaugtherhouse Five, 1st Edition, Signed. , 1969.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Slaughterhouse Five. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. 1969, Delacorte Press. SIGNED BY VONNEGUT on a professionally tipped in page. Condition: Book is in excellent condition. Minimal wear. First state jacket in excellent condition as well. Minimal wear. Price of $5.95 intact.
Seller: JayLin Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five. Seymour Lawrence Book/Delacorte Press, 1969.
Price: US$2900.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED first printing, as stated on copyright page. Signed on a tipped-in page. Book fine. Dust jacket near fine, price-clipped, some tanning. Housed in custom-made slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five. Seymour Lawrence Book/Delacorte Press, 1969.
Price: US$3800.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED first printing, as stated on copyright page. Signed by author on tipped-in page. Book fine, former owner's name written on front free end paper, barely visible. Dust jacket fine, very faint tanning along top of flaps.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.. Slaughterhouse Five. Delacorte Press, 1969.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Delacorte Press, 1969. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine unclipped with original price of $5.95. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing stated. slight fading. The book is in fine condition. The pages are clean with no foxing or bookplates in the book, owner's signature and date on front flyleaf. A sharp clean copy of this true first edition
Seller: Suibhne's Rare and Collectible Books, Newbury, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First State of this iconic title by the popular author, basis for the hit George Roy Hill 1972 film. A lovely square, tight, fine copy in a terrific very near fine dust jacket with the merest hint of shelfwear. SIGNED by Vonnegut on a tipped-in Title ranks at #18 on the Modern Library 100 Best Books of the 20th Century.
Seller: Mystery Pier Books, Inc.,ABAA, ILAB, ABA, West Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.. SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE, OR THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$4949.94 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Rubbing along panel edges. 2 inch open tear at bottom of front flap fold.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$6000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with "First Edition" printed on the copyright page. This copy is SIGNED by Kurt Vonnegut on a publisher's tipped in page. A beautiful dustjacket that is rich in color with light wear to the spine and edges. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, and the boards are crisp with light wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean, with no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Vonnegut First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade. Vonnegut, 1969.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Vonnegut / 1969 / Slaughterhouse-Five or the Children's Crusade (Safe 8, 85823) Octavo. First printing. Original dust jacket (toning, minor stain) over original light blue boards, published by Delacorte Press. Black endpapers. Signed by author July 21, 1999 on half-title page. 186 pp. First edition, first printing signed by author New York: Delacorte Press, 1969 Slaughterhouse-Five is a cornerstone in American literature, emblematic of Kurt Vonnegut's unique blend of satire, science fiction, and historical narrative to probe the absurdity and tragedy of war. Its non-linear storytelling, centered around the protagonist Billy Pilgrim's unstuck journey in time, offers a multifaceted critique of the human condition under the duress of war, particularly echoing Vonnegut's own experiences as a prisoner of war during the Dresden bombings in World War II. The novel's exploration of free will, fatalism, and the search for meaning amidst chaos resonates deeply, making it a critical text for understanding postmodern narrative techniques and the enduring impact of war on society. Through Slaughterhouse-Five, Vonnegut challenges readers to confront the destructiveness of war and the illusion of progress, encapsulating the paradoxes of the 20th century's technological advancements and humanitarian failures.
Seller: Barry Lawrence Ruderman, La Jolla, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$8000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boldly signed by Vonnegut to second free-fly. Turquoise cloth in nice original unclipped dustjacket wrapped in mylar. Gilt title on spine and front cover of boards. Black endpapers. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Previous owner's 1.5 inch circular embossed stamp to half-title. PSA/DNA Letter of Authenticity included. A clean copy without further owners' names or other markings. 5.75 x 8.5 in
Seller: William Chrisant & Sons, ABAA, ILAB. IOBA, ABA, Ephemera Society, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$9200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Vonnegut's masterpiece. Octavo, original blue cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page in a contemporary hand, "Peace Kurt Vonnegut Jr." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Housed in a custom clamshell box. An exceptional example. "Slaughterhouse-Five, perhaps Vonneguts most powerful novel, presents two characters who can see beneath the surface to the tragic realities of human history but make no attempt to bring about change The central event is the destruction of Dresden by bombs and fire storma catastrophe that Vonnegut himself witnessed as a prisoner of war" (Vinson, 1414-15). "Kurt Vonnegut knows all the tricks of the writing game. So he has not even tried to describe the bombing. Instead he has written around it in a highly imaginative, often funny, nearly psychedelic story. The story is sandwiched between an autobiographical introduction and epilogue" (The New York Times). It is the basis for the 1972 film bearing the same name. The screenplay written by Stephen Geller and directed by George Roy Hill. It stars Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, and Valerie Perrine, and features Eugene Roche, Sharon Gans, Holly Near, and Perry King.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Vonnegut Jr., Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$9500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut on the first blank page. Bound in publisher's turquoise cloth stamped in gilt, red and black. Near Fine with slight toning to cloth to spine and edges, to small stains to textblock edge. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with moderate staining to the front panel, toning and edge wear.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Vonnegut Jr., Kurt. Slaughterhouse-Five. Delacorte Press, New York, 1969.
Price: US$9500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut on the half-title page. Bound in publisher's turquoise cloth stamped in gilt, red and black. Near Fine with light lean to binding, toning to pages. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with toning heaviest at spine and edges, light creases to rear cover at top left corner. A lovely copy.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$11000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Vonnegut's masterpiece. Octavo, original blue cloth. Boldly signed by Kurt Vonnegut with a drawing of a self-caricature on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Housed in a custom clamshell box. "Slaughterhouse-Five, perhaps Vonneguts most powerful novel, presents two characters who can see beneath the surface to the tragic realities of human history but make no attempt to bring about change The central event is the destruction of Dresden by bombs and fire storma catastrophe that Vonnegut himself witnessed as a prisoner of war" (Vinson, 1414-15). "Kurt Vonnegut knows all the tricks of the writing game. So he has not even tried to describe the bombing. Instead he has written around it in a highly imaginative, often funny, nearly psychedelic story. The story is sandwiched between an autobiographical introduction and epilogue" (The New York Times). It is the basis for the 1972 film bearing the same name. The screenplay written by Stephen Geller and directed by George Roy Hill. It stars Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, and Valerie Perrine, and features Eugene Roche, Sharon Gans, Holly Near, and Perry King. Listed by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.