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First Edition, First State, one of 2500 copies. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. First State dustjacket with stars on the front, spine and back panel. The title on the front panel has a very light blue coloring, unlike the darker blue used on later dustjackets. The book and dustjacket are like new. A truly beautiful copy with no defects. Book is protected in a custom cut clear mylar cover. All books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.

A Confederacy of Dunces is a picaresque novel by American novelist John Kennedy Toole, published by Louisiana State University Press in 1980, 11 years after Toole's suicide. The book's title refers to an epigram from Jonathan Swift's essay, 'Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting': 'When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.' Set in New Orleans, the novel bursts with rich and vivid characters, especially the protagonist, Ignatius J. Reilly, whose comedic misadventures are a highlight of the narrative.