Pynchon’s Against the Day is rich with motifs and symbols, but designers have gravitated to the aerial technology of hot-air balloons and the Chums of Chance’s hydrogen skyship, while others just used the original cover art.
US Uncorrected Proofs / ARC
Publisher: Penguin Group (2006)
UK Uncorrected Proof / ARC
Publisher: Jonathan Cape (2006)
1st US Hardcover Ed.
Publisher: Penguin Group (2006)
Jacket Design: Michael Ian Kaye
Book Design: Claire Vaccaro & Amanda Dewey
Price: $35
US Paperback Ed.
Publisher: Penguin (2007)
Cover Art: Tullio Crali
Nose-diving on the City (1939)
US & UK Paperback
Publisher: Random House Group / Vintage (2007)
Illustrator: Yuko Kondo
1st French Edition
Publisher: Seuil (2008)
Translator: Christophe Claro
Illustration: Valérie Gautier
French Paperback Ed.
Publisher: Points (2009)
1st Spanish Hardcover
Publisher: TusQuets Editores (2010)
Spanish Paperback
Publisher: TusQuets (2010)
Spanish Hardcover Ed.
Publisher: Círculo de Lectores (2010)