UPDIKE, John. A group of 10 fine press limited editions, MANY SIGNED.
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UPDIKE, John (1932-2009). A group of 10 fine press limited editions of Updike’s works, MANY SIGNED, comprising:
1) Cunts. (Upon Receiving The Swingers Life Club Membership Solicitation. New York: Frank Hallman, 1974. Oblong 8vo. Original cloth, printed label on upper cover. LIMITED EDITION, copy number 106 of an unstated edition, SIGNED BY UPDIKE.
2) Three Illuminations In The Life of An American Author. New York: Targ Editions, 1979. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards, printed paper label on upper cover; original glassine. LIMITED EDITION, number 163 of 350 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE.
3) Hawthorne’s Creed. New York: Targ Editions, 1980. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards, printed paper label on upper cover; original glassine. LIMITED EDITION, one of 250 unnumbered copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE.
4) Going Abroad. Helsinki: Eurographica, 1987. 8vo. Original wraps. LIMITED EDITION, number 209 of 350 copies. SIGNED BY UPDIKE on title-page, December 1988.
5) The Afterlife. Leamington Spa, Warwickshire: Sixth Chamber Press, 1987. Square 8vo. Original cloth, printed label on upper cover. LIMITED EDITION, number 51 of 175 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE of a total edition of 201.
6) More Stately Mansions. Jackson, MI: Nouveau Press for the Mississippi Civil Liberties Union, 1987. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. LIMITED EDITION, number 19 of 300 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE.
7) Brother Grasshopper. Worcester, MA: Metacom Press, 1990. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards; original dust-jacket, printed label on upper cover. LIMITED EDITION, number 40 of 150 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE of a total edition of 176.
8) Baby’s First Step. Huntington Beach, CA: James Cahill Publishing, 1993. 8vo. Original cloth gilt. LIMITED EDITION, number 84 of 100 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE of a total edition of 126.
9) Love Factories Three Stories With a Foreward. Helsinki: Eurographica, 1993. 8vo. Original wraps. LIMITED EDITION, number 304 of 350 copies. SIGNED BY UPDIKE on title-page, December 1994.
10) Not Cancelled Yet. Boise, ID: Limberlost Press, 2003. 8vo. Original cloth; original printed labels on covers and spine. LIMITED EDITION, number 40 of 700 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE.
Together, 10 works in 10 volumes, condition generally fine.
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