Lot 288
  • 288

Pynchon, Thomas

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Group of signed documents assigning foreign rights to the author's works. New York: 1966–67
  • paper, ink
Two printed documents with typewritten additions and one typed document, (size varies, each approximately 13 x 8 in.; 330 x 203 mm); vertical folds.

Condition

Two printed documents with typewritten additions and one typed document, (size varies, each approximately 13 x 8 in.; 330 x 203 mm); vertical folds.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.

Catalogue Note

Three documents signed by Thomas Pynchon. In the document signed 19 June 1966, Pynchon grants Wahlstrom & Widstrand rights to The Crying of Lot 49. The document of 19 November 1966 grants the Danish rights to Gyldendal Forlag. The third document is a ryder granting Valentino Bompiani Italian rights to V.