God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater or Pearls Before Swine.
"Pretend to be good always, and even God will be fooled": First Edition of God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater or Pearls Before Swine.
VONNEGUT JR., Kurt.
$300.00
Item Number: 146493
New York: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1965.
First edition of the author’s fifth novel, a classic satire, which introduces the reader to Kilgore Trout. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with writing to the front flap. Jacket design by Murray Tinkelman.
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is author's fifth novel and comic masterpiece. "A brilliantly funny satire on almost everything" (Conrad Aiken). It was adapted as a musical in 1979, marking the first collaboration of composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman.
