Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon — 1st UK Edition

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Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon — 1st UK Edition

Name: Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon — 1st UK Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5143
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Publication: London, Jonathan Cape, 2006

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [viii], 1085.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The text block is exceptionally clean, tight, and square, presenting a crisp and unread appearance completely free from internal foxing or ownership markings. The black cloth boards are sharp and unfaded, featuring brilliant, unoxidised gilt lettering to the spine, with only the most minute, superficial traces of shelf-wear to the extreme lower board edges. The original dust jacket remains unclipped (retaining the original flap price) and remarkably bright, with only faint handling wear to the upper extremities, now carefully preserved within a clear, removable protective sleeve.

Catalogue Note: This is a true First UK Edition, First Printing of Thomas Pynchon's sprawling historical masterpiece, confirmed by the presence of the full number line "2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1" upon the copyright page.

The UK edition, issued by Jonathan Cape in 2006 alongside the American release by Penguin Press, is distinguished by its elegant black cloth binding and understated typographical dust jacket design.

Copies surviving in such remarkably crisp, well-preserved condition, with an unclipped jacket and immaculately clean text block, remain highly desirable for the discerning collector of modern first editions.

Spanning the tumultuous period between the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and the immediate aftermath of World War I, Against the Day is a kaleidoscopic, anarchic epic that sweeps across North America, Europe, Central Asia, and places yet unmapped. With a worldwide disaster looming, Pynchon orchestrates a massive, exuberant cast of aeronauts, gamblers, mathematicians, spies, and shamans, including the legendary Chums of Chance in their hydrogen skyship, as they navigate an era where certainty comes crashing down and the future arrives with unpredictable force. It is a dazzling, wildly inventive exploration of unrestrained greed, radical politics, and the unyielding pursuit of scientific and mystical enlightenment.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Thomas Pynchon

Book Publisher: Jonathan Cape

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Historical Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 1085

Book Publication Year: 2006

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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