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Pynchon, Thomas
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
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Description
- "Togetherness" [in: Aerospace Safety United States Air Force]. Washington: Department of Defence, 16:12, December 1960
- paper, ink
Pp. 29 (11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.; 285 x 210 mm). Titles and text in black and brown, photographs and illustrations throughout. Original pictorial wrappers printed in black, white, and brown. Pynchon's "Togetherness" pp. 6-8.
Catalogue Note
FIRST APPEARANCE. After graduating from Cornell, Pynchon worked as a technical writer at Boeing. In this essay on missile safety, Pynchon begins by noting that "Airlifting the IM-998 missile, like marriage, demands a certain amount of 'togetherness'"[.]