VLVL2: Crying Of Lot 110

[Michel Ryckx]

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110. PYNCHON, Thomas. Vineland. (n.p.: n.p., n.d.). A photocopied 
typescript of an early draft of Pynchon's first novel since Gravity's 
Rainbow, a period of seventeen years by the time Vineland was finally 
published. 521 double-spaced pages, with textual variations from the 
published version. This version of the manuscript reportedly dates from 
a period about a year before the publication of the book in February, 
1990. It represents a version of the text that is markedly different 
from that which was published and is an exceptional rarity in that 
regard. Pynchon reportedly insisted that no proofs or advance reading 
copies be done of this title, and the only pre-publication states that 
exist are a handful of f&g's (folded and gathered sheets) of the first 
edition and copies of the published edition that had a promotional sheet 
inserted. This version of the manuscript, which Pynchon apparently 
rewrote considerably, was never produced in printed form. From the very 
first sentence to the very last sentence, there are major, substantive 
differences between this draft and the text of the published volume. 
Only a handful of copies were made, presumably for use by the publisher, 
and this is one; it shows signs of having been read: the top sheet is 
slightly creased and worn, and the edges of the pages a bit dust-soiled 
and slightly rough. Overall, the condition is near fine. No copies have 
been made of this copy, and this text was circulated to a very small 
number of people, mostly those involved with the publication process. 
While only a photocopy, this is doubtless the most textually significant 
Pynchon item we have ever seen offered on the market, and copies of this 
draft are likely to be scarcer than any of the proofs of any of 
Pynchon's other books.

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Michel
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