Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional First trade paperback Edition, later printing paperback copy of A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole. First Trade Paperback Edition unstated, 1987 Grove Press. Twenty-sixth Printing, with partial year/number line 00 01 30 29 28 27 26. Also with, $11.95 cover price and 0200 date code on the rear cover.
The exterior of this trade paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with bright covers with no creases, mild soiling on page blocks, mild surface wear, heavy spine tilt, strong title on a square spine, a tight binding with multiple spine cracks, strong spine ends, mild edge wear, rounded corners and a tape repair on the back cover. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
After four decades, the peerless wit and indulgent absurdity of A Confederacy of Dunces continues to attract new readers. Though the manuscript was rejected by many publishers during John Kennedy Toole’s lifetime, his mother successfully published the book years after her son’s suicide, and it won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with the book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
