Jailbird
by Vonnegut, Kurt
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fine. Unread, tight, clean copy. Pristine.
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
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
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 161608
- Title
- Jailbird
- Author
- Vonnegut, Kurt
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine. Unread, tight, clean copy. Pristine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited First Edition
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Gallimaufry; Franklin Library; Kurt Vonnegut ; Kurt Vonnegut ; ;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- Edges
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...