Slaughterhouse-Five

The first edition of this classic Kurt Vonnegut book was published by Delacorte Press in 1969. It was 186 pages long, and the original retail price was $5.95 . The first edition can be identified by the following points: First Printing is stated on the copyright page. Dust jacket price reads $5.95 on the upper corner of the front flap.

Slaughterhouse-Five is one of Time Magazine's 100 Best Novels. Other Time 100 Novels include The Confessions of Nat Turner and Portnoy's Complaint

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Picture of the 1969 first edition dust jacket for Slaughterhouse-Five.

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