Kurt Vonnegut “Galapagos” Vintage hardcover in jacket c1985
$31.00
This is a “very good” vintage hardcover in black wraps, published in 1985 by Delacorte Press for the science fiction book club.
Tight vintage hardcover with crisp, solid binding. No loose, torn or folded pages, no writing. Board corners are crisp, not bumped. Spine head and heal lightly bumped. Board wraps are uniform all around, not tanned, spotted or faded. Text block edges are uniform. Titling on the spine and front board is bright, not rubbed or faded.
Matching vintage dust wrapper is clipped inside lower front flap. Has some closed 1/2″ tears and small edge chips here and there, most notable at flap fold corners and spine edges. Color is uniform all around, not sunned. Small scotch tape repair on upper front edge.
See the accompanying images for table of contents & full condition details.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged, with tracking.
1 in stock
Additional information
Weight | 32 oz |
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Dimensions | 9 × 7 × 3 in |
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