V. by PYNCHON, Thomas - 1963: A Novel.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company,, 1963. An attractive copy First edition, first printing, of Pynchon's debut novel, a review copy with the publisher's review slip loosely inserted. In the first issue dust jacket without reviews on the rear panel. In 1964, the novel was awarded a William Faulkner Foundation Award for best debut novel. Octavo. Original pale purple cloth, titles to spine in silver, V design to front board in blind, dark yellow endpapers, top edge black. With dust jacket. Very mild rubbing to board edges, book block square, top edge unfaded, a near-fine copy in the like jacket, not price-clipped, colour bright, slight creasing to edges, tiny nicks to spine ends, faint soiling to rear panel.