V.

New York: Lippincott, (1963). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 492 pp. Original lavender cloth-covered boards, stamped in silver, in original unclipped ($5.95) dust-jacket. Consistent edge wear, particular to spine ends and corners. Handling and shelf wear moderate, with rubbing, chipping and small tears. Spine sunned as is commonly found. Protected in archival mylar. Book is tight, square and firm. Light handling wear present. Corners lightly curled. Mild toning to page edges with a few small spots to top text block. Light curling to spine ends. Toning to panel edges. Interior clean and unmarked.

Dust Jacket: Good

Hardcover: Very Good

“V. is the debut novel of Thomas Pynchon, published in 1963. It describes the exploits of a discharged U.S. Navy sailor named Benny Profane, his reconnection in New York with a group of pseudo-bohemian artists and hangers-on known as the Whole Sick Crew, and the quest of an aging traveler named Herbert Stencil to identify and locate the mysterious entity he knows only as "V." It was nominated for a National Book Award.”