Mother Night
New York: Harper & Row, 1966. Octavo. 202 pp. First hardcover edition, first printing, with “FIRST EDITION” and code C-Q on copyright page. Text lightly toned; edges browned and spotted. Dust jacket toned and soiled, with edge creasing, small chips and tears at the spine head, and a tear near the upper rear flap fold.
Vonnegut’s dark satire of espionage, propaganda, and moral responsibility, narrated by American-born Nazi broadcaster Howard W. Campbell, Jr. This first hardcover edition includes a new introduction reflecting on Vonnegut’s wartime experiences in Dresden, anticipating the central subject of Slaughterhouse-Five. Very Good / Good. Item #1307
Price: $600.00