Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Kurt
Player Piano, author Kurt Vonnegut's first novel, was published in 1952. It is a dystopia of automation and capitalism, describing the dereliction they cause in the quality of life. The story takes place in a near-future society that is almost totally mechanized, eliminating the need for human laborers.
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Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition Printing Unknown
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- 1952
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- Hardcover
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
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NZ$329.39
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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1952 Scribner's First Edition with the "A" but no seal on the copyright page. With pale green boards & in VG condition. Looks like an ex library book but no stamps present. A crisp tight copy wrapped in the later issue First thus… Read more about this item Item Price
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Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1986
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- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0586090029
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Forrestfield, Western Australia, AUS
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NZ$14.53
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England: Paladin, 1986. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. Spine uncreased. Where possible small books will have postage reduced. Item Price
NZ$14.53
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Player Piano
by Kurt Vonnegut
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- Fine
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- First
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- 1952
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Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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NZ$3,378.40
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1st Edition. First printing. A bit of sunning to the spine of the jacket, top edges slightly thumbed. No marks or creased pages inside. An exceptional copy. Item Price
NZ$3,378.40
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Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- first edition
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- 1952
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Scotia, New York, USA
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NZ$295.61
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1952 Scribner's first printing.
Condition of the book is Very Good Minus. The binding is straight and sound. Inside pages are complete, with occasional light soil in spots. The boards show light wear.
Condition of the FACSIMILE dust jacket is as new. It is protected in a new mylar cover.
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Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1952
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- Hardcover
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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NZ$4,223.00
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Scribners, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. A near fine first edition (Scribner's A and seal on the copyright page), signed by Vonnegut on the title page, in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Item Price
NZ$4,223.00
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Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- Used - Very Good
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- Advance Copy
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- 1952
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- Paperback
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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NZ$5,912.20
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. Advance Copy. Paperback. Very Good. Advance review copy of the first edition, signed and dated by Kurt Vonnegut on the title page. Self-bound in dust jacket, with two white strips mounted on verso of front cover and first blank page with printed material which would appear on the first edition dust jacket… Read more about this item Item Price
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Player Piano
by VONNEGUT, Kurt
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- First
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- 1952
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New York, New York, USA
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NZ$1,604.74
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New York: Scribner, 1952. First. hardcover. fine. 8vo, rebound in 1/2 lime morocco. New York: Scribner, 1952. First Edition. Fine.<br/> <br/> The author's first book.<br/> <br/> Item Price
NZ$1,604.74
Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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- BC Ed
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- 1952
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- Hardcover
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Middlebury, Vermont, USA
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NZ$135.14
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. BC Ed. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Early Book Club Edition. 293 pages. Light wear to mylar protected dust jacket with slight sun-fade to spine. Tiny chip missing from lower edge of spine. Clean, tight copy. Record # 856721 Item Price
NZ$135.14
Player Piano
by Kurt Vonnegut
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- Used: Good
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- 1980-03-15
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- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0440170370
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HOUSTON, Texas, USA
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NZ$16.45
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Laurel, 1980-03-15. Mass Market Paperback. Used: Good. Item Price
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Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition
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- 1952
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- Hardcover
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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NZ$2,956.10
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Scribners, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good first edition (with the Scribner's A on the copyright page) in a very good dust jacket with slight offsetting from tape on flaps. SIGNED by Vonnegut on a card laid in. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Item Price
NZ$2,956.10
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Player Piano : America in the Coming Age of Electronics
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 1952
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- Hardcover
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Maplewood, Missouri, USA
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NZ$2,187.51
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Charle's Scribner's Sons, 1952. Very Good with Very Good dustjacket 1952, first edition, first printing with "A" on copyright page and original $3.00 price on DJ, green cloth with spine titled in silver and jacket art by George W. Thompson. First 7600 copies printed, author's first book, dustjacket has chip on front cover … Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$2,187.51
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Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Dust Jacket Included
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- 1953
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- Hardcover
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New York, New York, USA
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NZ$2,533.80
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London: Macmillan & Co., 1953 First UK edition, first printing. With laid-in bookplate signed by Vonnegut. Publisher's red cloth, with light toning to spine ends, a few tiny bumps to edges of rear board, a hint of soiling to spine ends, bottoms of boards, and edges of endpapers, and light foxing to text block edges; about very good clipped dust… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$2,533.80
Player Piano
by Kurt Vonnegut
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- Used
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- Softcover
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Cairns, Queensland, AUS
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NZ$4.98
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Softcover .
🔴 Condition - Good🔴
Australian buyers can combine up to 5Kg of Books for the same postage charge.
🟢 This Book weighs 180 Grams. Item Price
NZ$4.98
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Player Piano.
by VONNEGUT, Kurt.
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- 1952
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London, GBR
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NZ$3,727.85
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1952. A rather frightening preview of the Age of Electronics First edition, first printing, of the author's first book. Player Piano, which depicts a dystopia in which society is almost entirely mechanized, was partially inspired by Vonnegut's time working for General Electric and was nominated for the International Fantasy Award in 1953. In this… Read more about this item Item Price
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Player Piano,
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- Published
- 1980
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- 0440170370
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Frankfurt am Main, DEU
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NZ$36.54
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1980. 20. Auflage, New York, Dell Books (= Modern classics), 1980, 8°, 320 S., Rundumgrünschnitt, Text: englisch, farbig illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), Einband mit Knickspuren, Buchrücken unten an vorderer Kante mit ca. 0,5cm Anriss, Vorsatzseite mit wenigen kleinen handschriftlichen Notizen, Seite 295/96 unten mit Eckknick, sonst gutes, sauberes Exemplar. Should your order's weight exceed 1kg, we shall need to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- First edition
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- 1952
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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NZ$1,182.44
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First edition. First edition. (First printing with publisher's colophon and "A" on copyright page.) [viii], 295 pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt spine lettering. Very Good with slightly soiled cloth, some stains throughout text, foxed endpapers, in a Good+ dust jacket, toned (especially spine panel) and slightly soiled, chip at head… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$1,182.44
Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1966
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- Hardcover
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Avon, Connecticut, USA
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NZ$295.61
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New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1966. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First Holt edition of the author's first book. A fine copy in decorated boards in a very good unclipped dustwrapper with attractive design by William Wondriska. Small triangular chip to top of front panel and some minor creasing. An attractive copy of an uncommon edition. Item Price
NZ$295.61
Player Piano
by Kurt Vonnegut
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- Used - Acceptable
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0440170370
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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NZ$12.62
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Random House Publishing Group, 1974. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
NZ$12.62
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Player Piano
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Dust Jacket Included
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- First Edition
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- Hardcover
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New York, New York, USA
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NZ$4,223.00
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London: The Science Fiction Book Club by arrangement with Macmillan & Co., 1954 [originally published in 1952]. First edition thus. Signed by Vonnegut with self-caricature on half-title page. Publisher's burgundy cloth, with gilt titles label to spine; in its original dust jacket, designed and lettered in blue and white. Near fine book, with some dimming to spine label, and some… Read more about this item Item Price
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PLAYER PIANO
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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- Used - Near Fair
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- Soft cover
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New York, New York, USA
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NZ$6.67
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NY: Delacorte. A funny but savage look at the ftuture by celebrated Vonnegut. Covers are very worn & pages are browned. Good for one reading. . Near Fair. Soft cover. First Thus. First Printing Thus. 1974. Item Price
NZ$6.67