The Crying of Lot 49
by Pynchon, Thomas
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Temecula, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1965. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1965. Stated first edition of Pynchon's second novel. A nice copy with just a hint of rubbing to the spine ends in a near fine jacket that has a thin streak of rubbing at the top of the spine fold. Former owner's bookplate on the front pastedown, almost entirely obscured by the front flap. A nice copy.
Synopsis
The Crying of Lot 49 is a novel by Thomas Pynchon. The shortest of Pynchon's novels and often considered his most accessible, the book is about a woman, Oedipa Maas, possibly unearthing the centuries-old conflict between two mail distribution companies, Thurn und Taxis and the Trystero (or Tristero). The former actually existed, and was the first firm to distribute postal mail; the latter is Pynchon's invention. The novel is often classified as a notable example of postmodern fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Paul Johnson Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000969
- Title
- The Crying of Lot 49
- Author
- Pynchon, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1965
- Pages
- 183
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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About the Seller
Paul Johnson Fine Books
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Temecula, California
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I sell mostly literature including many signed books, poetry, and mysteries.
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