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BECH IS BACK by John Updike 1st Edition/1st Printing in Dust Jacket 1982 Knopf

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BECH IS BACK by John Updike 1st Edition/1st Printing in Dust Jacket 1982 Knopf

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Up for sale is BECH IS BACK BY JOHN UPDIKE, KNOPF. First Edition Stated, First Printing - Oct. 1982. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Brown cloth boards with silver and gold metallic design and titling to front cover and spine. 195 pps. with Note About the Author following the text block, and a Note On The Type on the final page.
DJ has some small chips & tears to extremities,creases to front flap; scratches & scuffing.
Book - spine ends lightly puckered else in fine condition. Text block clean and bright, no writing inside or out. Binding tight and square, corners sharp. Boards very clean.
A very nice copy of this iconic book!

Reserve: $39.00

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BECH IS BACK by John Updike 1st Edition/1st Printing in Dust Jacket 1982 Knopf

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