First Edition Points and Criteria for V.
Year Published: 1963
Author Last Name: Pynchon
Author First Name: Thomas
Publisher: Lippincott
Original Price: $5.95
Pages: 492
Copyright page has no mention of additional impressions. The copyright text is justified in a V pattern beginning with "COPYRIGHT © 1961, 1963 by Thomas Pynchon", and ending with "Manufactured in the United States of America by H. Wolf, N.Y. Designed by Marshall Lee." Boards are purple cloth with blindstamp "V"s on front with silver lettering and a large V on the spine. Top stain is blue. The dust jacket has chapter headings on the back and no reviews. $5.95 price is on the bottom right corner of the dust jacket front flap.

Picture of the 1963 first edition dust jacket for V..

Picture of the first edition copyright page for V..

Picture of dust jacket where original $5.95 price is found for V..

Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of V..

Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of V.

Picture of the title page for the first edition of V.

Top stain is blue.

This is a close-up of the copyright page.
Other first edition points for books by Thomas Pynchon include: Gravity's Rainbow, Vineland, Mason & Dixon, Slow Learner, Against the Day.
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Other first edition points for books by Thomas Pynchon include: Gravity's Rainbow, Vineland, Mason & Dixon, Slow Learner, Against the Day.
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