Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut – Signed First Edition, Franklin Library Leather Bound (1985)

Offered is a signed limited first edition of Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut.

Published in 1985 by The Franklin Library for members of the Signed First Edition Society, this edition was privately printed and personally signed by Kurt Vonnegut on a dedicated signature page.

The book is bound in full dark teal leather with elaborate gilt geometric and maritime decoration to the front and rear covers, gilt lettering and ornamentation to the spine, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, decorative endpapers, and an attached ribbon marker. The edition also includes a frontispiece by Anita Kunz.

Features

• Personally signed by Kurt Vonnegut
• Franklin Library Signed First Edition Society
• Signed limited first edition
• Published in 1985
• Full dark teal leather binding
• Elaborate gilt geometric and maritime decoration
• All page edges gilt
• Raised spine bands
• Decorative endpapers
• Attached ribbon marker
• Frontispiece by Anita Kunz
• No dust jacket issued

The binding is firm and square. The leather and gilt decoration remain bright and attractive. The gilt page edges show slight tonal variation and a few minor surface marks visible under direct lighting. Interior pages are clean and unmarked.

A desirable signed collectible edition of one of Vonnegut’s best-known later novels and a strong addition to a Kurt Vonnegut, modern first edition, or Franklin Library collection.

The book shown in the photographs is the exact copy the buyer will receive. It will be carefully wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box.