The Sirens of Titan

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very good/good. First edition of The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., in the publisher's first state dust jacket.. Octavo, 319pp, [1]. Full black cloth, title printed in white on front cover and spine. Stated "First Printing" on copyright page. Front hinge showing wear, otherwise solid text block. Light rubbing to tips, small stain along fore edge. A very good copy. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.50 retail price on front flap, light rubbing along creases, chipping along top edge. Light sunning to spine, with small pinholes at center. Faint toning to rear panel. (Currey 503) (Pringle 283). The Sirens of Titan was first printed in 1959 by "A Dell First Edition", originally issued in paper wrappers. This copy is the first hardcover edition, one of just 2,500 copies.