Sirens Titan by Vonnegut Kurt, Signed (15 results)

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. Teal boards. There is rubbing to the gold gilt on the covers. There is a little scuffing to the gold gilt on the bottom page edge. SIgned by Vonnegut on the presentation page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Special Introduction by Vonnegut. Artwork by Richard Powers. Signed by Vonnegut. Fine. Teal leather with gilt lettering and designs on the boards. Square and firmly bound with gilt edges and a sewn-in bookmark, with the collector's note, unusued and laid-in bookplate, and original receipt. Vonnegut's second novel, one involving his Tralfamadorians.

Near fine in full gilt green leather. Flat-signed.

Full Leather. Condition: Fine. Collector's Edition. 22.5 x 14.5 cm. 315pp. Special edition SIGNED by Vonnegut on the presentation page. Bound into full teal leather with gilt design, lettering, and foredges. 2 raised bands to spine, ribbon. Part of "The Masterpieces of Science Fiction" with Collector's Notes laid-in. Illustrated by Richard Powers. Beautiful copy.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. dj: none as issued. book: as new signed by vonnegut. Signed by Author(s).

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. THE SIRENS OF TITAN Custom Clamshell Case Only. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston: [1961, Book Date] Excellent Custom Clamshell Case with rounded spine with raised bars. [Not A Book] for The First Edition. Elegant Black leather and fine purple cloth, Custom Gilt-Stamped Titles to spine. Embossed multi-layered, [sculpted] design on the side graphically inspired from the Tralfamadorian and Harmoniums. Finished in rich Black velour on the interior. A superb & unique protective clamshell case for the first edition. A Handsome Collector's Custom Case for an important Collection. "Books definitely NOT included" When you place your order: Please confirm the actual size of your first edition as sizes may vary with age or if the edition is covered in Mylar. The text can be altered to add "signed" or other special requests. Generally over 100 in-stock titles. Custom Craft available upon request. Book definitely NOT included Size can be adapted to soft or hardcover first editions.

Leather bound. Condition: Fine. Large octavo size, 334 pp., signed by Kurt Vonnegut, with Easton Press COA and "Note" Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922-2007) wrote across a broad spectrum; from "widely satirical novels" to fantasy and science fiction, Vonnegut had a message to deliver: the "horrors and ironies of 20th-century civilization" (n.b., quotes from the online Encyclopedia Britannica). His career spanned more than five decades, during which he would write fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works. This work, "The Sirens of Titan", was Vonnegut's second novel, originally published in 1959. Considered a "comic" science fiction novel, "it involves issues of free will, omniscience, and the overall purpose of human history.Much of the story revolves around a Martian invasion of Earth" (n.b., quote from Wiki). One of the Collector's Edition publications by The Easton Press, signed by Vonnegut on the page tipped onto the title page; loosely laid in is the Easton Press COA and the publisher's "Note". ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full green leather over boards, gilt decorations on both boards, gilt lettering and decorations on the spine, all edges gilt, tan silk moire endpapers, Vonnegut's signature in blue ink on the tipped-in page following the half-title, title page in green and black, original silk ribbon marker; large octavo size (9 1/4" by 6 1/4"), pagination: [i-viii] 1-326. ___CONDITION: Fine; the leather binding smooth and supple, the gilt bright, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, and as new. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Signed Collector's edition. SIGNED by the author. Octavo, fully bound in dark green leather with gilt lettering and design, raised bands along the spine, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, sewn-in ribbon bookmark. As new. Still in original shrinkwrap. ; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. FIRST. A NEAR FINE FIRST EDITION IN VERY GOOD PLUS DJ. LAID IN SIGNATURE. Signed by Author(s).

FIRST EDITION. THE SIRENS OF TITAN, Houghton Mifflin, 1961, first hard-cover edition, just about fine in like dust-wrapper with some light dust-soil to the rear dust-wrapper panel and a bit of tanning to the dust-wrapper spine. A beautiful copy of a most scarce book. 1/2,500 copies. SIGNED by the author on a bookplate laid in.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A FINE FIRST EDITION IN NEAR FINE DUST JACKET. SIGNED ON BOOKPLATE. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: BOOK VERY GOOD+. Dust Jacket Condition: JACKET VERY GOOD. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. No previous owner markings. 319 pages. Stated first edition of author's second novel. Rare hardcover copy. Only 2,500 copies of the hardcover version were printed. A handsome, collectible copy!. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Printing" printed on the copyright page. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket has minor wear to the edges. The book is bound in the ORIGNAL publisher's dark blue cloth with white lettering. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning with minor wear to the boards. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy in collector's condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Kurt Vonnegut on a laid in signature. A magnificent copy. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO fading to the spine. This First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's $3.50 printed price present on the front flap with NO chips or tears. The book is fabulous shape and appears UNREAD. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A stunning copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).

First hardcover edition of the author's second novel and what many consider his finest. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Kurt Vonnegut on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with very light rubbing to the spine. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very nice example, uncommon signed. The Sirens of Titan is the Hugo Award-nominated story of billionaire Malachi Constant, who persists against a Martian-invasion to be reunited with his estranged family. According to The Harvard Crimson, Vonnegut "put together the whole of The Sirens of Titanin one night He was at a party where someone told him he ought to write another novel. So they went into the next room where he just verbally pieced together this book from the things that were around in his mind.".