Breakfast Champions by Vonnegut Kurt, Signed (11 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition/Stated 1st Printing. SIGNED by author on a bookplate affixed to front end page (signature only). hint of spine lean. DJ has light edge wear and spine sunning. $7.95 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. Comes with original 2007 New York Times obituary for Vonnegut. (Bonus: Comes with a unsigned softcover copy of Vonnegut's "A Man Without A Country"). --Note: No International orders for this book. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. SIGNED by Vonnegut in blue ink on the signature page. Easton Press Certificate of Authenticity included. Vonnegut signed the COA in black ink on 5/23/01. Bound in full navy blue leather with real gold decorations. Luxury features include gilded page edges, moire endpapers, a sewn in satin bookmark, and pages that are sewn (not glued) into the binding. Spine very slightly slanted. Small scratches to the side page edge gilt. Ships same or next business day very well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Hard cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First printing. Signed by Vonnegut on half-title page. Jacket is worn along edges with a few small closed years, but is protected by a mylar cover. A few small discolored spots on cover cloth, not covering text. Spine text is lightly rubbed, but still legible. Spine is cocked and creased, but binding is secure. Previous owner's ink signature on front endpaper. Small stains and light foxing on top and fore edges of text block, not visible on pages. Pages themselves are clean and unmarked.

signed first edition, 1973. vonnegut's classic american novel leads with a satirical exploration of war, sex, racism, and free will. set in the fictional town of midland, ohio, "breakfast of champions" follows an aging science fiction writer who discovers that a rich midwest car dealer is "taking his fiction as truth." before publication, vonnegut had serious doubts about the book's viability. however, it spent 56 weeks on the new york times bestseller list and later found its way into numerous high school curricula. new york: delacorte press. 295 pages. 6.75x8.25". hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. damp-staining and ink bleed to gutter of front-free-endpaper and false title, rubbing to gold stamping on spine, mild soiling to boards, dime sized stain to back board. very good+. jacket condition: closed-tear to head of spine, imperceptible bumping to foot of spine, mild shelf wear and sunning to foot of front board, crease to rear flap. unclipped ($7.95).

Leather Bound. Condition: Near Fine. Personally signed by Kurt Vonnegut. Includes Certificate of Authenticity and Author's Note. Full blue leather, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt on spine and covers; silk end pages; all edges gilt. Unread Copy, Spine stiff. Has light scratch to bottom outside page edges, otherwise AS New. Carefully packaged and shipped in box. YY. Signed by Author(s).

First edition of Vonnegut's classic work. Octavo, original orange cloth, with drawings by the author. Boldly signed by Kurt Vonnegut on the half-title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bob Giusti. An exceptional example. "You have to hand it to Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. In his eighth novel, Breakfast of Champions, or Goodbye Blue Monday, he performs considerable complex magic. He wheels out all the latest fashionable complaints about Americaher racism, her gift for destroying language, her technological greed and selfishnessand makes them seem fresh, funny, outrageous, hateful and lovable, all at the same time" (New York Times). It was adapted to film the 1999 film, directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Bruce Willis, Nick Nolte and Albert Finney as Kilgore Trout.

Condition: Near Fine. Kurt Vonnegut (illustrator). Collector's Edition. Signed by Vonnegut. The Easton Press Certificate of Authenticity also signed by Vonnegut dated 5/23/01, along with a note about Breakfast of Champions. Blue leather with gilt particulars and four raised bands. All edges gilt. Moire endpapers and a silk ribbon. A nice clean copy with no previous owners' names, defacements, or affixed bookplates. 6.25 x 9.25 in.

First edition of Vonnegut's classic work. Octavo, original orange cloth, with drawings by the author. Boldly signed by the author in a contemporary hand, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Bob Giusti. "You have to hand it to Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. In his eighth novel, Breakfast of Champions, or Goodbye Blue Monday, he performs considerable complex magic. He wheels out all the latest fashionable complaints about Americaher racism, her gift for destroying language, her technological greed and selfishnessand makes them seem fresh, funny, outrageous, hateful and lovable, all at the same time" (New York Times). It was adapted to film the 1999 film, directed by Alan Rudolph, starring Bruce Willis, Nick Nolte and Albert Finney as Kilgore Trout.

Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. on the front free endpaper and inscribed to a former owner. Bound in publisher's orange cloth with titles stamped in gilt and black, yellow topstain. Very Good+ with slight lean to binding. Foxing to textblock edges, heavy musty odor to contents. In a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket with fading to spine panel, small closed tear to upper panel at lower edge, light creasing to flaps and foxing to blindside. A great copy of Vonnegut's seventh novel.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the half title page. Bound in publisher's orange cloth with titles stamped in gilt and black, yellow topstain. Near Fine with lean to binding, slight liftin to front paste down, former owner inscription to first blank page. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear, fading to spine, small corner crease to front flap and toning to the blindside. A lovely copy of one of Vonnegut's most popular novels, signed.

HARDBACK. Condition: FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: FINE. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. As New First Edition. Signed and dated 11/11/96 on the half-title page with his large signature and his asterisk. A wonderful First Edition collectible.