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Thomas Pynchon

45 copies for sale · $20–$175,000 · 27 first editions · 1 signed

Notable copies for sale

Slow Learner (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$20,000
GRAVITY'S RAINBOW - INSCRIBED TO CHRISTOPHER-ANN PRESS, WITH RELATED CORRESPONDENCE (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$175,000
A Collection of His Novels, Short Stories and Secondary Materials (first edition) — Biblioctopus$22,500
V.: A NOVEL (first edition) — L. W. Currey$4,500
Gravity's Rainbow (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$650
Gravity's Rainbow (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$1,600
The Crying of Lot 49 (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$1,000
THE CRYING OF LOT 49 (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$650
Gravity's Rainbow (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$3,000
(1st Edition/ 1st Print): THOMAS PYNCHON: ‘Mason & Dixon’ FINE Hardcover w Vg DJ (first edition, 1997) — eBay$67
SLOW LEARNER: EARLY STORIES (first edition) — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$150
V. A Novel (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$2,750

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Works on the market

GRAVITY'S RAINBOW4 copies · $120–$3,000
GRAVITY'S RAINBOW3 copies · $1,250–$1,750
V. : ; A Novel2 copies · $198–$2,750
(1st Edition/ 1st Print): THOMAS PYNCHON: ‘Mason & Dixon’ FINE Hardcover w Vg DJ2 copies · $67–$71
GRAVITY'S RAINBOW (CLASSIC, 20TH-CENTURY, PENGUIN) By Thomas Pynchon *Excellent*2 copies · $41–$53
THE SECRET INTEGRATION2 copies · $20–$50
GRAVITY'S RAINBOW - INSCRIBED TO CHRISTOPHER-ANN PRESS, WITH RELATED CORRESPONDENCE1 copy · $175,000
A Collection of His Novels, Short Stories and Secondary Materials1 copy · $22,500
Slow Learner1 copy · $20,000
V.: A NOVEL1 copy · $4,500
The Crying of Lot 491 copy · $1,000
THE CRYING OF LOT 491 copy · $650
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon, UK First Edition, First impression, 19731 copy · £619
SLOW LEARNER: EARLY STORIES1 copy · $150
SLOW LEARNER; Early Stories by Thomas Pynchon1 copy · $148
Thomas Pynchon / Vineland / First Edition/Printing HC Book DJ 19901 copy · $140
VINELAND1 copy · $125
Thomas Pynchon - Morality and Mercy in Vienna1 copy · $103
Slow Learner1 copy · $100
Bleeding Edge - Thomas Pynchon - UK 1st edition hardback 20131 copy · €76

Market context

88 copies of Thomas Pynchon's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $60 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

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