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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.

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

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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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