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First UK edition, first printing, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Nathaniel Connor - Kurt Vonnegut, Jan 1 1992". Cat's Cradle, a biting satire on science, military, and religion, was first published in the USA earlier the same year; inscribed copies of the UK and USA first editions are scarce. This copy was likely inscribed to Nathaniel Connor Szymkowicz, the author of the militaristic science-fiction novel The Shroud of Peace (2017). Octavo. Original red boards, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. Small ink ownership signature to front free endpaper. Boards slightly bowed, a few bumps to extremities, contents a little foxed; unclipped jacket lightly marked, spine panel a little toned, spine ends and corners chipped: a very good copy in like jacket. .

A satirical science fiction novel exploring issues of technology, religion, and the end of the world.