UPDIKE, John. A group of 19 FIRST EDITIONS, MANY SIGNED.
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UPDIKE, John (1932-2009). A group of 19 FIRST EDITIONS of Updike’s works, MANY SIGNED, comprising:
1) The Poorhouse Fair. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
2) Hoping for a Hoopoe. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1959. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of Updike’s The Carpentered Hen and other tame creatures.
3) The Centaur. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
4) Assorted Prose. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY UPDIKE on front flyleaf.
5) Couples. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY UPDIKE on front flyleaf.
6) Midpoint and Other Poems. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. FIRST EDITION.
7) Bottom’s Dream. Adapted from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Warren Chappell, illustrator. With music by Felix Mendelssohn. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. FIRST EDITION.
8) Bech: A Book. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY UPDIKE on front flyleaf.
9) Rabbit Redux. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
10) Tossing and Turning. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY UPDIKE on front flyleaf: “For Steward this piece of poetry John Updike.”
11) The Coup. London: Andre Deutsch, 1979. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, SIGNED BY UPDIKE on the title-page.
12) Roger’s Version. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY UPDIKE on title-page.
13) S. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY UPDIKE on front flyleaf.
14) Rabbit at Rest. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
15) Memories of the Ford Administration. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY GERALD R. FORD on title-page.
16) Brazil. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY UPDIKE on front flyleaf: “For Pat Reed, The Best John Updike.”
17) The Beauty of the Lilies. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY UPDIKE on the title-page.
18) Golf Dreams. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY UPDIKE on front flyleaf.
19) Licks of Love. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY UPDIKE on title-page.
20) John Updike The Early Stories. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY UPDIKE on front flyleaf: “For Alex Jemal Best Wishes John Updike.”
Together, 20 works in 20 volumes, all in original publisher’s bindings, condition generally fine.
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