AtD print run?

[Heikki Raudaskoski]

I recall seeing the figure 250,000 copies somewhere,
but have forgotten the source. Anyone?


Heikki

On Mon, 4 Dec 2006, Tore Rye Andersen wrote:

> One can only wonder why The Sunday Times thought it a good idea to let a
> complete Pynchon novice review AtD, but this article did contain an
> interesting snippet of information: The print run of the first British
> Edition (18,000 copies). I've yet to run across the corresponding figure for
> the first American edition. Does anyone have that information? The first
> printing of Vineland was 125,000 copies, and the first printing of Mason &
> Dixon ran to 175,000 copies, and it would be interesting to know whether
> Penguin Press has once again upped the ante, or whether the somewhat scary
> size of AtD has led them to print fewer copies.
>
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2101-2477772,00.html
>
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