The Crying of Lot 49, Thomas Pynchon. First Edition.
The Crying of Lot 49, Thomas Pynchon
First edition, first printing of Pynchon’s second novel, a classic of postmodern literature.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1966. Publisher’s original quarter yellow cloth, grey boards with post horns in blind, spine lettered in black; pp. 183. An about near fine copy in a near fine, unclipped dust jacket. Binding remains sturdy and square, minor wear and toning to boards. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown, else internally clean. Jacket shows traces of just traces of shelfwear and rubbing. A very presentable copy, protected in archival mylar.
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