breakfast of champions
signed first edition, 1973.
vonnegut's classic american novel leads with a satirical exploration of war, sex, racism, and free will. set in the fictional town of midland, ohio, "breakfast of champions" follows an aging science fiction writer who discovers that a rich midwest car dealer is "taking his fiction as truth." before publication, vonnegut had serious doubts about the book's viability. however, it spent 56 weeks on the new york times bestseller list and later found its way into numerous high school curricula.
new york: delacorte press. 295 pages. 6.75x8.25". hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. damp-staining and ink bleed to gutter of front-free-endpaper and false title, rubbing to gold stamping on spine, mild soiling to boards, dime sized stain to back board. very good--. jacket condition: unclipped ($7.95). fine. Item #1028
Price: $1,200.00
