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VONNEGUT, Kurt, Jr. (1922-2007). Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children’s Crusade. A Duty-Dance with Death. New York: A Seymour Lawrence Book / Delacorte Press, [1969]. 8vo. [2, blank], [xii], 1-[187], [7, blank] pp. Publisher’s full turquoise cloth, front board stamped in gilt, spine stamped in gilt and black; publisher’s unclipped first issue (“$5.95 / 8021” and front flap, and “0369” on the rear flap) dust jacket (cloth spine sunned and soiled, some rubbing to spine, board edges a bit sunned, mild foxing to edge of text block, a bit skewed; jacket toned, some rubbing, edgewear to jacket, a few short marginal tears, some occasional soiling). Very good. FIRST EDITION, STATED FIRST PRINTING OF VONNEGUT’S MAGNUM OPUS. Basis of the 1972 film directed by George Roy Hill. From the Estate of Christopher Grahame-Smith.