Jailbird. 1979 Limited First Edition, Franklin Leatherbound

Kurt Vonnegut

Published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1979

About this Item

New, and quite pristine in every way. As New. Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Limited First Edition. True First Edition of Kurt Vonnegut's "Jailbird". Illustrations by Alan E. Cober. Also, prior to pagination, 'A Special Message to the members of The First Edition Society' from the author, with his signature laser-printed thereon. Octavo, 319 pp. Full rich very deep green leather, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, green moire endpapers, All Edges Gilt, with green satin page-marker ribbon. An example of Franklin's always-lavish bindings, the limited and true first edition of "Jailbird", Vonnegut's satirical novel which has been called his "Watergate Novel" and his "Sermon on the Mount". 22 k gilt at all page edges, Franklin heavy wove paper. The Franklin Library, doing what they did best. As New; pristine and flawless. As bright, tight and immaculate as it was on its first day in 1979. See all scans. L-frnkln5. Seller Inventory # 61760

Bibliographic Details

Title: Jailbird. 1979 Limited First Edition, ...

Publisher: The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA

Publication Date: 1979

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Alan E. Cober

Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition