Bibliographical Description
89.05.W062: Yates – Revolutionary Road
RICHARD YATES | [rule 89 mm] | Revolutionary | Road | [rule 89 mm] | VINTAGE CONTEMPORARIES | VINTAGE BOOKS | A DIVISION OF RANDOM HOUSE, INC. | NEW YORK
176 leaves, pp. [12] 1–2 3-116 117–118 119-209 210–212 213-337 [3]
Edition statement: First Vintage Contemporaries Edition, May 1989
Contents: π1a blurbs, π1b blank, π2a half-title, π2b blank, π3a ‘ALSO BY RICHARD YATES’, π3b blank, π4a title-page, π4b imprint, π5a dedication, π5b blank, π6a epigraph, π6b blank, 1-337 Revolutionary Road, χ1b about the author, χ2a- χ2b Vintage Contemporaries list.
Cover design by Lorraine Louie; cover illustration by Theo Rudnak; exterior author photo by Jill Krementz.
Copyright: ©1961, renewed 1989 . ISBN: 0-679-72191-6 / 9780679721918. Price: $8.95. Revolutionary Road was first published by Little, Brown & Co., 1961.
Copies: JDP 1.1
Blurbs
- (front cover) A deft, ironic, beautiful novel that deserves to be a classic. – William Styron
- From the moment of its publication in 1961, Revolutionary Road was hailed as a masterpiece of realistic fiction and as the most evocative portrayal of the opulent desolation of the American suburbs. It’s the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple who have lived on the assumption that greatness is only just around the corner. With heartbreaking compassion and remorseless clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their spiritual birthright, betraying not only each other, but their best selves.
- The Great Gatsby of my time…one of the best books by a member of my generation. – Kurt Vonnegut
- Beautifully crafted…a remarkable and deeply troubling book. – Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times