Gravity's Rainbow hardback sought

[jd]

Does anyone have a link to the Cape version?  If it's that cheap I
might want to look for a copy myself...

On 8/30/06, Tore Rye Andersen <torerye at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Well, that's great. I'm glad you like it. Nothing beats that original orange
> cover by Marc Getter, even though the upcoming Miller cover is growing on
> me: I've already ordered a copy.
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> A-and, yeah - 20 copies (21 with the Miller edition): I don't really know
> whether to be proud or embarrassed...
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> From:  "Carvill John" <johncarvill at hotmail.com>
> To:  torerye at hotmail.com, pynchon-l at waste.org
> Subject:  RE: Gravity's Rainbow hardback sought
> Date:  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:33:58 +0000
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> >THanks for the tip on the JOnathan Cape. Just received one today, in
> >near-perfect condition (hats off to Skoob Russell Square down there
> >in darkest Suffolk). 1973 price? £1.95. 2006 price? £19, but no
> >delivery fee. WHat a beautiful edition. Thanks again.
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> >A-and: 20 different GRs? Respect!
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> >Regarding the original query about hardcover GRs for sale: They ARE
> >hard to come by. As a somewhat less expensive replacement for your
> >battered paperback, may I suggest the softbound edition Jonathan
> >Cape put out together with their hardcover in 1973? As opposed to
> >the American softcover (also simultaneous with the hardcover), the
> >British softcover has a sewn binding, which means it won't fall
> >apart even after several readings. The paper is also of a very good
> >quality and hasn't yellowed a bit after 30+ years. Plus, if you're
> >so inclined, you can get a bookbinder to bind it in a sturdy cloth
> >binding, and the book will last you for life. I have around 20
> >different copies of Gravity's Rainbow, right from the American
> >hardcover first edition, to the infamous Taiwanese piracy from 1974
> >and the Viking hardcover reissue from 1991, but the copy I read each
> >time is my Cape softcover rebound in a more or less indestructible
> >binding of library cloth (it only cost me around $50 to have it
> >rebound). After close to 10 readings it still holds up admirably.
> >With a bit of luck, you can find the Cape softcover for around $50.
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