{"product_id":"thomas-pynchon-the-crying-of-lot-49","title":"Thomas Pynchon - The Crying of Lot 49","description":"\u003cp\u003e1st edition\/1st printing, Lippincott.  Unclipped DJ shows no tanning\/fading or color loss to covers, no chipping, tears or splitting, some discoloration to edges of interior jacket flaps at edges; the jacket has been preserved in an archival protector by previous owner that is vinyl\/polyester \u0026amp; adhesive-based, so while the protector covering the jacket can be cleaned it cannot, to my knowledge, be removed; spotting to publisher's dye on top-edge of text block, bumping to rear corner of board, some age \u0026amp; general wear evident at edges; grey boards with muted horn signal fairly clean, yellow cloth spine lightly worn, stamped black titling sharp; prior owner's name on front pastedown, water\/moisture on flyleaf (shown), dampstain visible mostly to title page, soiling\/dampstain visible near top of textblock fore-edge \u0026amp; concluding pages, does not interfere or appear within text body, no markings within, binding very firm.  A nice copy of Pynchon's second book with some flaws, reflected in our pricing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Conveyor Belt Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45986991243498,"sku":null,"price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/0216\/9578\/files\/20260411_112519.jpg?v=1775922304","url":"https:\/\/conveyorbeltbooks.com\/products\/thomas-pynchon-the-crying-of-lot-49","provider":"Conveyor Belt Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}