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Subject: Re: Thomas Pynchon
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Re: Those paperback versions of "V" that several of you have squirreled
away.

Don't count on using them for collateral for your next house.  A true
first edition of "V" in cloth in dust jacket, all in very good condition
brings a dealer around $300, a seller to a dealer maybe $200-250,
depending on current market conditions and the condition of the book
itself.  A paperback copy, first printing would bring, I would guess,
around $10 if in top-notch condition.  I'm not certain of that because
I haven't been able to turn up a citation for one because the demand for
such an item is quite low.  If you are going to keep your very own copy
of "V" in a bank vault, realize that it is for sentimental reasons only.
I wonder what Pynchon would think of that?