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Old 03-01-2023, 12:25 PM   #1
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Happy 50th Anniversary to Gravity's Rainbow [Thomas Pynchon]
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/...vitys-rainbow/

I remember buying this when it came out in 1973. The only edition I could find was the trade paper edition. (The bookstore, to my knowledge, never had the hardback.)

Years later, I found a hardback 2nd edition without the D/J.
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Old 03-01-2023, 12:58 PM   #2
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Get the ePub version. Much better cover.

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Old 03-01-2023, 01:27 PM   #3
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An ebook doesn't need a cover to keep the pages intact. Decorative covers have not always been used.

Penguin's cover.
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I like all three of those covers. When I used to work at B&N they had a Gravity's Rainbow poster with the bomb diagram.

Here's my favorite cover:
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Get the ePub version. Much better cover.

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The one I posted was the original cover on the U.S. hardback and trade paper.
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I like all three of those covers. When I used to work at B&N they had a Gravity's Rainbow poster with the bomb diagram.

Here's my favorite cover:
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There are also these covers.

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C'mon, Jon, you know the limits on image size!
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It's not that much over the limit. IMHO, the limit is too small.
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Currently in my ebook backog, along with like 3 other Pynchon novels.

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HEY! If anyone lives in mythic splendor, you might want to pick up this presentation copy signed by Pynchon. [See attachment.]

Unfortunately, I live in a "van down by the river", so it's beyond my reach. [See link.]
https://www.google.com.pe/search?q=s...id:Xv2VIEY9-A8

This is your chance to own one of the most important postmodern works ever written.
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HEY! If anyone lives in mythic splendor, you might want to pick up this presentation copy signed by Pynchon. [See attachment.]

Unfortunately, I live in a "van down by the river", so it's beyond my reach. [See link.]
https://www.google.com.pe/search?q=s...id:Xv2VIEY9-A8

This is your chance to own one of the most important postmodern works ever written.
I'm sure Mr. Pynchon probably has a few first editions he'd be willing to sign and part with if he knew anyone was willing to pay $42,000 for a copy.
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