Bluebeard – Kurt Vonnegut
NF/NF

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of Bluebeard by  Kurt Vonnegut in a  new archival wrap. First trade edition stated, 1987 Delacorte.  First Printing with no subsequent printing.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, some marks on the page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.

The first-state dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with $17.95 price on the front flap, 1087 date code on the rear flap, lightly toned covers and moderate edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

Rabo Karabekian, a minor member of the Abstract Expressionist school of painting, reveals the secrets of his life, which he has locked away in a potato barn in Long Island.

Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.