Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Jr., Kurt
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Temecula, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribners, 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition of Vonnegut's first book. Date of 1952 and the Scribners seal are on the copyright page. A very good book with fading to the edges. The jacket is very good - wholly intact and unclipped - the edges and spine have turned brown from the original light green. Light soiling and staining to the rear panel.
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
- Bookseller
- Paul Johnson Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000868
- Title
- Player Piano
- Author
- Vonnegut, Jr., Kurt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Scribners
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Pages
- 213
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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About the Seller
Paul Johnson Fine Books
Biblio member since 2020
Temecula, California
About Paul Johnson Fine Books
I sell mostly literature including many signed books, poetry, and mysteries.
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