Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional second paperback edition, first printing of White Noise by Don DeLillo. Second Edition described, 1986 Penguin. First Printing with no subsequent printing.
The exterior of this paperback edition is in Very Good condition, with bright covers with no creases, clean page blocks, mild surface wear, strong title on a straight spine, a tight binding with no spine cracks, strong spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rounded corners. A price tag and two barcode labels are on the rear cover. The interior of the book is also in Very Good condition with the previous owner’s brief inscription on the inside cover. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The inside rear cover and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
White Noise tells the story of Jack Gladney, his fourth wife, Babette, and four ultramodern offspring as they navigate the rocky passages of family life to the background babble of brand-name consumerism. When an industrial accident unleashes an “airborne toxic event,” a lethal black chemical cloud floats over their lives. The menacing cloud is a more urgent and visible version of the “white noise” engulfing the Gladneys—radio transmissions, sirens, microwaves, ultrasonic appliances, and TV murmurings—pulsing with life, yet suggesting something ominous.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
