AtD print run?

[Heikki Raudaskoski]

This is not where I first spotted the number, anyway:

"Publishers Comments (cont.)
An epic tale spanning the years between the Chicago World's Fair of 1893
and the end of World War I features a sizable cast of characters who are
caught up by such events as the labor troubles of Colorado, the Mexican
revolution, and the heyday of silent-movie Hollywood. 250,000 first
printing."


http://www.magersandquinn.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1268855&isbn_id=3504345


Heikki


On Mon, 4 Dec 2006, Heikki Raudaskoski wrote:

>
> 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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