This book is a first edition of Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, published by Doubleday & Company in 1979. It features the iconic original dust jacket illustration by Laurence Schwinger, which displays a double silhouette of a Black woman separated by an hourglass.

Book Description

Title: Kindred

Author: Octavia E. Butler

Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc. (Garden City, NY)

Publication Year: 1979

Format: Hardcover with dust jacket

This true first edition copy of this landmark science fiction novel has become incredibly scarce and highly collectible.

Conditions: Clean, unblemished copies with well-preserved dust jackets generally retail between $2,500 and $3,500 through rare book dealers.

This Copy (Stained Inner Covers): Staining on the front and back inner pasting downgrades the grading toward "Good" or "Very Good". Given that the dust jacket and the rest of the book remain in excellent shape, this copy has a realistic market value of $600 to $1,000.