Red-spined AtD?

[bekah]

At 4:36 PM +0200 12/28/06, Ya Sam wrote:
>AtD cover analysis
>
>http://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=ATD_cover_analysis


Pynchon-wiki says:

>In yet another instance of the doubling motif, the first edition of 
>Against the Day was issued with two different bindings beneath the 
>dustjacket: One variant has a light green back over khaki boards, 
>and the other variant has a red back over cream-colored boards. At 
>this point, it still isn't clear whether this variation in the 
>bindings is a simple matter of the availability of binding material, 
>or whether it - like the complex dust jacket - ties into themes in 
>the book.


It's just a thought that keeps tickling my brain;  the red and green 
bindings might have something to do with the Christmas season for a 
variety of reasons from V.  to the publication date.    I don't think 
I'm serious, but it's a thought.

Bekah
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