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THE CRYING OF LOT 49
by Pynchon, Thomas
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/very good
- Seller
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Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1965. Stated First edition. Hardcover. Fine/very good. Sm 8vo. Quarter yellow cloth and gray boards, with black spine lettering and blind stamp decoration on front cover. Black top stain. Tan end papers, with the term "w.a.s.t.e." repeated across the middle of front and back end papers. 183 pages. No names or marks. Illustrated dust-jacket (with "$3.95" price intact), designed by Milton Charles, has short, closed tears at top of spine and top of front panel, and slight wear to corners and spine ends.
A Fine, unmarked copy of the first edition, first printing of Pynchon's second novel, in a Very Good dust-jacket.
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
- Waugh Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6782
- Title
- THE CRYING OF LOT 49
- Author
- Pynchon, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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