{"product_id":"galapagos-kurt-vonnegut-signed-franklin-library-1985-first-edition-leather","title":"Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut – Signed First Edition, Franklin Library Leather Bound (1985)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1735\" data-end=\"1815\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOffered is a signed limited first edition of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1780\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003eGalápagos\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1797\" data-end=\"1814\"\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"2016\"\u003ePublished in 1985 by The Franklin Library for members of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"1910\"\u003eSigned First Edition Society\u003c\/strong\u003e, this edition was privately printed and personally signed by Kurt Vonnegut on a dedicated signature page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2018\" data-end=\"2337\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"19zqy0x\" data-start=\"2339\" data-end=\"2351\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2716\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dam6j2\" data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2389\"\u003e\nPersonally signed by Kurt Vonnegut\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15mh8we\" data-start=\"2390\" data-end=\"2437\"\u003e\nFranklin Library Signed First Edition Society\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7u8nfk\" data-start=\"2438\" data-end=\"2468\"\u003e\nSigned limited first edition\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ew0hyq\" data-start=\"2469\" data-end=\"2488\"\u003e\nPublished in 1985\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"d80ms9\" data-start=\"2489\" data-end=\"2521\"\u003e\nFull dark teal leather binding\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15le2gr\" data-start=\"2522\" data-end=\"2572\"\u003e\nElaborate gilt geometric and maritime decoration\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"gbadz0\" data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2594\"\u003e\nAll page edges gilt\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1se7lkr\" data-start=\"2595\" data-end=\"2615\"\u003e\nRaised spine bands\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1rsqx4i\" data-start=\"2616\" data-end=\"2638\"\u003e\nDecorative endpapers\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"h65zru\" data-start=\"2639\" data-end=\"2663\"\u003e\nAttached ribbon marker\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"n96ep7\" data-start=\"2664\" data-end=\"2692\"\u003e\nFrontispiece by Anita Kunz\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1xed0r4\" data-start=\"2693\" data-end=\"2716\"\u003e\nNo dust jacket issued\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2959\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2961\" data-end=\"3140\"\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3142\" data-end=\"3275\"\u003eThe book shown in the photographs is the exact copy the buyer will receive. 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