Gravity's Rainbow hardback sought

[Tore Rye Andersen]

I'm not sure what you mean with a 'link', but keep an open eye on ABE books 
(www.abebooks.com): they usually have a couple of copies. Good luck.

>From: jd <wescac at gmail.com>
>To: "Tore Rye Andersen" <torerye at hotmail.com>
>CC: johncarvill at hotmail.com, pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: Gravity's Rainbow hardback sought
>Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:49:30 -0400
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>Does anyone have a link to the Cape version?  If it's that cheap I
>might want to look for a copy myself...
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>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.
>> >
>> >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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