The first edition of this PEN/Faulkner Award winner was published by Viking Penguin in 1991. It was 241 pages long, and the original retail price was $19.95 . First edition criteria are: "First published in 1991 by Viking Penguin Inc." is stated on the copyright page with number line "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2". Boards are black with black cloth spine and white letters. Dust jacket back has a single review by Thomas Pynchon.
Mao II was a Pulitzer Prize Finalist and the PEN/Faulkner Award winner.
Picture of the 1991 first edition dust jacket for Mao II.
Picture of the first edition copyright page for Mao II.
Picture of dust jacket where original $19.95 price is found for Mao II.
Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of Mao II.
Picture of the first edition Viking Penguin boards for Mao II.
Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of Mao II.
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