The Crying of Lot 49
by Pynchon, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good-Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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About This Item
Philadelphia/NY: J.B. Lippincott, 1966. First Edition . Hardcover. Good-Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 183pp.; HB quarter-bhound; lt.gray w/yellow&blk.; rubbed with sun/stain,covers&edges; biodegrade (mouse chewed),ft.edge; clean,tight pgs. First edition Pynchon
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
- Xochis Bookstore and Gallery (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 058349
- Title
- The Crying of Lot 49
- Author
- Pynchon, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good-Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia/NY
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Fiction; Pynchon
- Bookseller catalogs
- Stan;
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