The Crying Of Lot 49
by Pynchon, Thomas
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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Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott, 1966. First edition of Pynchon's classic post-modern satire, which tells the wonderfully unusual story of Oedipa Maas. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Herb Yellin Good Luck Thomas Pynchon." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the extremities. Jacket… Read more
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The Crying of Lot 49.
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Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1966. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Pynchon's second novel. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-312. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-212. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 31. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with mild internal tanning to spine panel (due to interaction with the cloth, as usual, not abuse) and a wrinkle to… Read more
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The Crying of Lot 49 (208)
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Jonathan Cape, London., 1967. First U.K. edition. Octavo. 183 pages.Fore-edge faintly spotted, otherwise fine in near-fine, slightly nicked dustwrapper.
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London, Jonathan Cape, 1967. . First UK edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's purple boards lettered in silver to spine, dust-jacket very slightly tanned, but overall very good.
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Philadelphia: LIPPINCOTT.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition; First Printing. 0397004184 . Near fine in very good dust jacket. (3/4"-inch chip at crest of spine on dust jacket. No loss to titles. A few smaller chips at corners of DJ. Traces of shelf wear to rear panel of dust jacket. 2 faint soil spots… Read more
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The Crying of Lot 49
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The Crying of Lot 49
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The Crying of Lot 49
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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1966. Very Good -/Very Good -. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1966. First Edition, stated. Octavo. 183 pp. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Gray boards with yellow spine stamped in black. Dark topstain.
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The Crying of Lot 49
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