Pynchon, Thomas — Mason & Dixon

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Three-quarters blue paper boards with navy blue cloth spine; tan dust jacket with mylar cover, 773 pp. no illus. Historical fiction that unveils the story behind the work of British surveyors Charles Mason (1728-1786) and Jeremiah Dixon (1733-1779), as they plot out that mythical border between Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. VG .