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[Literature] Pynchon, Thomas Gravity's Rainbow

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[Literature] Pynchon, Thomas Gravity's Rainbow

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[Literature] Pynchon, Thomas Gravity's Rainbow

New York: The Viking Press, (1973). First edition. 8vo. (vi), 760 pp. Original orange cloth, stamped in blind and in red; top edge stained orange, other edges trimmed; in original unclipped first issue dust-jacket, designed by Marc Getter.

A fine copy of Pynchon's classic third novel, with not fading to spine as is usually found.

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From the private collection of Asher D. Atchick, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

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[Literature] Pynchon, Thomas Gravity's Rainbow

Name: [Literature] Pynchon, Thomas Gravity's Rainbow
SKU: 144720046
Price: 500 USD
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