Jailbird
by Kurt Vonnegut
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0440054494
- ISBN 13
- 9780440054498
- Seller
-
Ossining, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Delacorte / Seymour Lawrence, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition of this darkly comic Vonnegut novel about high crimes and misdemeanors in the White House. 246 pages. 8.5" x 5.75". Fine copy in near fine dust jacket.
Synopsis
Jailbird is a novel by Kurt Vonnegut, originally published in 1979. Its plot concerns a man recently released from a low security prison after having served time for a minor role in the Watergate scandal. The novel uses a standard memoir format, revealing Walter F. Starbuck's current situation, then going back to tell the story of his first two days after being released from prison. Through Walter F.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hudson Valley Books for Humanity (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 126
- Title
- Jailbird
- Author
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0440054494
- ISBN 13
- 9780440054498
- Publisher
- Delacorte / Seymour Lawrence
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
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About the Seller
Hudson Valley Books for Humanity
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Ossining, New York
About Hudson Valley Books for Humanity
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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