Philadelphia, Lippincott, (1963). His first book, winner of the Faulkner Foundation Award for best first novel of the year. With elaborate inventiveness, labyrinthine plots and a sometimes paranoid comic sense, Pynchon became the postmodern standard against whom all writers since have been measured. Each of his first three novels won one or more of the major literary awards given out in this country. This is a fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, with a bit of rubbing but none of the typical spine fading. [#911176] SOLD