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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Signed Photograph. : . 8"x 10" black and white photograph of John Updike. Fine.Signed by the author in the lower margin. #299516 .......

$100

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX(UPDIKE, John) Richard A. and WilliamEhrlich. 75 Aromatic Years of Leavitt &Pierce in Recollection of 31 Harvard Men1883-1958. Cambridge: Leavitt & Pierce 1958. Firstedition, wrappered issue. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Atrifle soiled, else fine. 50, (2)pp. Illustrated. History andtestimonials from Harvard men to a local tobacconists,from, among others, John Updike, Robert Hillyer, WalterD. Edmonds, Lucius Beebe, Waldo Pierce, Samuel EliotMorrison, and Brooks Atkinson.

#84508 ....... $50

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. The Carpentered Henand Other Tame Creatures. New York: Harperand Brothers (1958). First edition. A little age-toning onthe boards, near fine in near fine, first issue dustwrapperwith two short tears. Inscribed (but not signed) byUpdike on the front endpaper to Janet Pott: "For dearestJ. in grateful memory of her many kindnesses to two veryyoung Americans in Oxford, 1955." Laid in is an indexcard, evidently from the recipient's daughter, stating:"This should be in the Updike section. The inscription isfrom John U. & wife to Janet. And see p. 30. Geneticssometimes plays tricks." The poem on page 30, "Time'sFool," is about Janet's husband, Frederick AlexanderPott. Updike had been befriended by the Potts while inEngland and the poem and the book express his thanks.Updike's first book, a volume of poems written inOxford while on a Knox Fellowship, just beforereturning to the United States to join the staff of *TheNew Yorker*. A wonderful early association copy of theauthor's first book. #109044 ....... $2,500

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UPDIKE, John. The Carpentered Henand Other Tame Creatures. New York: Harperand Brothers (1958). First edition. Fine in fine first issuedustwrapper with a tiny scuff on the rear panel. Author'sfirst book, a collection of poems. #306755 ....... $850

UPDIKE, John. Hoping for a Hoopoe.London: Victor Gollancz 1959. First English edition ofthe author's first book, published in America as *TheCarpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures*. Fine infine dustwrapper with very light wear. #307201 .......

$125

UPDIKE, John. The Poorhouse Fair. NewYork: Alfred A. Knopf 1959. First edition. Near fine invery good, first issue dustwrapper with some rubbing, atiny nick on the front panel, and a fair large dampstainvisible almost entirely on the inside of the jacket. Apresentable copy of the author's first novel, and seldomfound thus. #99427 ....... $400

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. The Same Door. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1959. First edition. Slight sunning to theedges of the boards, about fine in price-clipped andrubbed, very good, first issue dustwrapper with somesmall nicks and tears, and faint stains on the rear panelwith a tiny nick on the rear panel. Updike's scarce thirdbook, and first book of short stories. #307849 .......

$250

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Rabbit, Run. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1960. First edition. A neat,contemporary owner name on the front fly else fine injust about fine first issue dustwrapper with some veryslight rubbing, mostly at the crown, and a tiny tear at thebase of the spine. A considerably nicer than usual copy ofa key title, the first book in the Rabbit tetralogy, andprobably the author’s most sought after title. #99430 .......

$1,500

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Rabbit, Run. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1960. First edition. Some smudging andsoiling to the boards, a very good copy in about verygood, price-clipped, first issue dustwrapper with anadditional clipped area of the jacket. A key title, the firstbook in the Rabbit tetralogy, and probably the author’smost sought after title. #108584 ....... $500

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LEVIN, Martin [John Updike]. FiveBoyhoods: Howard Lindsay, HarryGolden, Walt Kelly, William K. Zinsser,and John Updike. New York: Doubleday &Company, Inc. 1962. First edition. Edited by MartinLevin. Illustrated. Fine in a very good dustwrapper with asmall spot on the front panel and a scratch on the spine.#277537 ....... $65

UPDIKE, John. Pigeon Feathers andOther Stories. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (1962).First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with sunnedspine. #284462 ....... $65

UPDIKE, John. Pigeon Feathers AndOther Stories. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1962.First edition. Very good with a slightly cocked spine, lightfading on the spine, a few stain spots on the edges of theboards, in a very good dustwrapper with a darkened spineand wear at the spine ends. Signed by the author.#307709 ....... $60

(Children) UPDIKE, John. The MagicFlute. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (1962). Firstedition, library issue (also issued in cloth). Oblong quarto.Illustrated by Warren Chappell. Adapted from musicalthemes by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Publisher'spictorial boards, without dustwrapper (as this variant wasissued). A trifle soiled, fine. Despite being from thelibrary issue, this is NOT an ex-library copy, and as suchis very uncommon. A nice copy of one of the author'sscarcest children's books. #276090 ....... $600

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Telephone Poles andOther Poems. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1963.First edition. Fine in price-clipped, else fine dustwrapper.A lovely, fresh copy of the author's second book ofpoems. #307736 ....... $200

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. The Centaur. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1963. First edition. Gift inscriptionfront fly, and slight toning to the boards, near fine in anear fine dustwrapper with a tiny nick at the crown, and alittle rubbing. Winner of the National Book Award.#293536 ....... $100

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Olinger Stories ASelection. New York, New York: Vintage (1964).First Vintage edition. Mass market paperback. Very goodwith a very slightly cocked spine, light wear along thespine, pages age toned. #307563 ....... $55

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. The Ring: With MusicalThemes by Richard Wagner. New York:Alfred A. Knopf (1964). First edition, library issue,variant state with "Gibraltar Library Binding" stamped onthe rear board (also issued in cloth). Oblong quarto.Illustrated by Warren Chappell. Adapted from musicalthemes by Richard Wagner. Publisher's pictorial boards,without dustwrapper (as this variant was issued). Fine.#312821 ....... $200

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(Children) UPDIKE, John. A Child'sCalendar. New York: Alfred A. Knopf (1965). Firstedition. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. Thinquarto. One corner bumped, else about fine in very gooddustwrapper with internal repairs and some dampstainingmostly visible only on the inside, but with some scratcheson the rear paanel. Inscribed by John Updike. One of theauthor's scarce children's books, seldom found signed.#300121 ....... $500

UPDIKE, John. Assorted Prose. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1965. First edition. Fine in finedustwrapper. Signed by Updike on a cancel leaf. *DeBellis and Broomfield* A16b. #306761 ....... $175

UPDIKE, John. Assorted Prose. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1965. First edition. A few tiny brownspots on lightly browned foredge, else fine in a nearly finebrowned dustwrapper with a small stain on spine andlightly rubbed top spine end. #299593 ....... $60

UPDIKE, John. Of the Farm. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1965. First edition. Fine in dustwrapperwith some faint stains on the front panel, but otherwisefine. #99893 ....... $100

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Of the Farm. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1965. First edition. A bit of foxing onthe foredge, near fine in fine dustwrapper. Jacketart by Ilonka Karasz. #283805 ....... $100

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. The Poorhouse Fair [and]Rabbit, Run. New York: Modern Library (1965).First Modern Library edition, with new introduction bythe author. Fine in lightly rubbed near fine dustwrapperwith three numbers in ink on the front flap and a creasein the rear flap. #307564 ....... $65

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Verse. CT: Crest (1965). Firstedition thus. Owner name else near fine in wrappers.#48517 ....... $50

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Channel 13/ WNDTProgram Guide (with article: Self-Comments on His Work and the Role ofthe Novelist Today). New York: Channel 13WNDT 1966. First edition. Stapled wrappers. 23, (1)pp.Slight offsetting in the text from the glue from an affixedbusiness reply envelope, else fine. A five-page article ofUpdike's remarks excerpted from a 1966 televisionappearance, with several photos of him and his children.Scarce. #278880 ....... $250

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UPDIKE, John. The Music School. NewYork: Alfred A. Knopf 1966. First edition, second issuewith page 46 a cancel. Fine in near fine, price-clippeddustwrapper with a couple of small stains on the rearpanel. A lovely copy of a scarce book in this condition.#275707 ....... $50

UPDIKE, John. [Vinyl record]: JohnUpdike Reads His Complete Short Story"Lifeguard". New York: CMS Records [no date -circa 1967]. Small, original 33 1/3 vinyl record. Fine infine printed sleeve. Promotional recording, with anexcerpt from "John Updike Reading From His Works.With record company's catalogue. #312367 ....... $150

UPDIKE, John. Bath after Sailing. (Monroe,Connecticut: Pendulum Press 1968). First edition. String-tied, stiff card wrappers. Fine. One of 125 numberedcopies Signed by the author. A single poem, one ofUpdike's scarcest limited editions, and we think, destinedfor rarity. #102440 ....... $750

UPDIKE, John. Couples. New York: Knopf1968. First edition. Owner initials front pastedown, tinyspot on the foredge else about fine in fine dustwrapper.Author's fifth novel. #64116 ....... $50

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Three Texts For EarlyIpswich: A Pageant Composed by JohnUpdike for Performance on Seventeenth-Century Day August 3rd, 1968 in Ipswich,Masstts. Ipswich: 17th Century Day Committee 1968.First edition. Stapled wrappers. 15pp. Fine. One of 50copies handnumbered (this is copy number 9) and Signedby Updike. Text of a short play prepared for a townfestival. *De Bellis & Broomfield* A26a1. #307354 .......

$350

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Three Texts For EarlyIpswich: A Pageant Composed by JohnUpdike for Performance on Seventeenth-Century Day August 3rd, 1968 in Ipswich,Masstts. Ipswich: 17th Century Day Committee 1968.First edition. Stapled wrappers. 15pp. Fine. Text of ashort play prepared for a town festival. #307353 .......

$150

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Bottom's Dream: Adaptedfrom William Shakespeare's AMidsummer Night's Dream. New York: AlfredA. Knopf 1969. First edition, trade issue. Illustrated byWarren Chappell. Music by Felix Mendelssohn. Oblongthin quarto. Fine in very good dustwrapper with age-toning near the spine. #306757 ....... $150

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Midpoint and OtherPoems. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1969. Firstedition. Fine in just about fine dustwrapper with a veryslight spot and a little toning on the spine, and fineslipcase. One of 350 numbered copies Signed by theauthor. #306745 ....... $125

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(UPDIKE, John) LEVINE, David. Pensand Needles: Literary Caricatures. Boston:Gambit 1969. First edition. Selected and Introduced byJohn Updike. Fine in fine, price-clipped dustwrapper,without the unprinted overjacket. Copy number 200 of300 numbered copies Signed by Levine and Updike.#307645 ....... $200

(UPDIKE, John). Howard B. Kreitsek.[Screenplay]: "Rabbit, Run". [No place]:Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, Inc. 1969. Quarto. Typedsheets bradbound in printed yellow studio wrappers.Original screenplay, marked "final" draft. Interspersedleaves in various colors with changes. Tiny tears to theedges of the wrappers, else very near fine. Basis for the1970 Jack Smight featuring James Caan and CarrieSnodgress. A very uncommon screenplay. #312827 .......

$2,000

UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1970. First edition. Fine in finedustwrapper and fine slipcase. One of 500 numberedcopies Signed by the author. A very nice copy.#306747 ....... $200

(UPDIKE, John) HAMILTON, Alice andKenneth. The Elements of John Updike.MI: William B. Eerdmans (1970). First edition. Ownername and some underlining throughout the text else verygood plus in a very good dustwrapper with a chip at thebottom corner of the front panel. A critical analysis ofUpdike's writing. #40964 ....... $25

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX(UPDIKE, John). Frank Gado. AConversation With John Updike [in] TheIdol, Volume XLVII, Spring 1971.(Schenectady: Union College 1971). Edited by FrankGado. Octavo. Wrappers. Covers a trifle sunned,otherwise a fine copy. First edition of this special issue ofthis magazine. #308331 ....... $50

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXGILBERT, Jarvey. (John Updike).Prescriptions for Living. Los Angeles:Price/Stern/Sloan (1971). First edition, wrappered issue.Oblong 12mo. Wrappers. Fine. Compilation of"prescriptions for living" and facsimile autographs thatDr. Gilbert collected from various celebrities, includingJohn Updike ("Drink lots of water and get into the sunwhen you can."), Aaron Copland, Bing Crosby, Gerald R.Ford, Allen Ginsberg, Charles M. Schultz, among others.An unusually nioce copy. #308326 ....... $45

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Rabbit Redux. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1971. First edition. Faint spot on theforedge else fine in fine acetate dustwrapper and fineslipcase. One of 350 numbered copies Signed by theauthor. The second of the Rabbit books. #100229 .......

$450

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Rabbit Redux. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1971. First edition. Fine in a finedustwrapper. #310305 ....... $45

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UPDIKE, John. Rabbit Redux. London:Andre Deutsch (1971). First English edition. Fine in anear fine dustwrapper. #59641 ....... $45

UPDIKE, John. The Indian. Marvin, SouthDakota: The Blue Cloud Quarterly [1971]. First edition.Illustrations by Paul War Cloud. Stapled wrappers. Fine.Reportedly one of 1100 copies printed. #307233 .......

$275

(Anthology) UPDIKE, John. Museumsand Women and Other Stories. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1972. First edition. Fine in finedustwrapper in fine slipcase. One of 350 numberedcopies Signed by the author. #309803 ....... $225

UPDIKE, John. Seventy Poems.Harmondsworth, England: Penguin Books (1972). Firstedition. Mass market paperback. Near fine with some agetoning to the pages, in wrappers. Poems gathered fromtwo previous editions. #308056 ....... $45

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX(UPDIKE, John). "The Dilemma ofIpswich" [in] Ford Times. September,1972, Vol. 65, No. 9. Deerborn: Ford MotorCompany 1972. First edition. 12mo. Illustrated self-wrappers. Fine. #308351 ....... $65

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. A Good Place: Being aPersonal Account of Ipswich,Massachusetts, Written on the Occasionof its Seventeenth-Century Day, 1972, bya Resident. (No place): Aloe Editions 1973. Firstedition. String-tied self-wrappers. Fine. One of 100numbered copies Signed by the author. #307225 .......

$275

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX(UPDIKE, John) PACKARD, William,editor. New York Quarterly No. 15. NewYork: New York Quarterly (1973). First edition. Nearfine in wrappers. One of 457 numbered copies Signed byJohn Updike. #51812 ....... $50

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UPDIKE, John. Six Poems. (No place): AloeEditions 1973. First edition. String-tied self-wrappers. Atrifle sunned at the edges of the wrappers, else fine. Copyletter D of 26 lettered copies Signed by the author. Anattractive edition that includes two well known poems:"Tossing and Turning" and "On Shaving Off One'sBeard." #306868 ....... $700

UPDIKE, John. Six Poems. (No place): AloeEditions 1973. First edition. String-tied self-wrappers.Fine. One of 100 numbered copies Signed by the author,this copy unnumbered and out of series. An attractiveedition that includes two well known poems: "Tossingand Turning" and "On Shaving Off One's Beard."#306867 ....... $250

UPDIKE, John. Warm Wine. New York:Albondocani Press 1973. First edition. Saddlestitched inmarbled selfwrappers. Fine. One of 250 numbered copiesSigned by the author. Prospectus laid in. #307352 .......

$125

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Buchanan Dying: A Play.New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1974. First edition. Fine in afine dustwrapper. #314534 ....... $40

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Cunts (Upon Receivingthe Swingers Life Club MembershipSolicitation). New York: Frank Hallman (1974). Firstedition. Oblong papercovered boards with applied paperlabels. Spine perhaps the slightest bit sunned, still fine.Copy number 26 of 250 numbered copies printed byAndrew Hoyem and Signed by the author. #307213 .......

$200

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Query. (New York):Albondocani Press (1974). First edition. Stapledwrappers. Cover drawing by Robert Dunn. Fine withcardboard backer and original envelope. Fine, theenvelope is a little age-toned. Issued as a Christmasgreeting by the publisher. One of 260 copies printed forthe use of the author and artist. #307356 ....... $75

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. A Month of Sundays. NewYork: Alfred A. Knopf 1975. First edition. Fine in finedustwrapper and fine slipcase. One of 450 numberedcopies Signed by the author. From the Library of BruceKahn. #309798 ....... $135

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OLIVAS, Michael A.. An AnnotatedBibliography of John Updike Criticism1967-1973, and A Checklist of His Works.New York and London: Garland Publishing Inc. 1975.First edition. Red cloth. Fine. #309228 ....... $45

UPDIKE, John. Flirt. [No place: no publisher1975]. First edition. Broadside. Mimeographed on blue-green paper. Sunning at the extremities, near fine.Broadside of a poem, in facsimile of Updike'shandwriting, prepared for a reading. One ofapproximately 500 copies prepared. Very scarce. *DeBellis and Broomfield* A55. #306870 ....... $1,200

UPDIKE, John. Picked-Up Pieces. NewYork: Alfred A. Knopf 1975. Uncorrected proof. A tinytear on the front wrap, else fine in tall blue printedwrappers with a Crane Duplicating Service stamp on theinside rear wrap. Very scarce. #306446 ....... $1000

UPDIKE, John. Picked-Up Pieces. NewYork: Alfred A. Knopf 1975. First edition. Fine in finedustwrapper and modestly age-toned, near fine cardboardslipcase. One of 250 numbered copies Signed by theauthor. A collection of short pieces. #307302 .......

$165

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. (Broadside): Scenic. SanFrancisco: Andrew Hoyem 1976. Broadside. Decorationsby Valenti Angelo. Approximately 9" x 12". Fine withvery slight wear. One of 150 copies prepared to presentto members of the Roxburghe Club. One of the scarcerUpdike broadsides. #64741 ....... $850

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Couples: A Short Story.Cambridge: Halty Ferguson 1976. First edition. Self-wrappers. Fine. One of 250 numbered copies Signed bythe author. #307223 ....... $100

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Marry Me. New York: AlfredA. Knopf 1976. Uncorrected Proof. Slightly cocked, elsefine copy in tall green printed wrappers. An uncommonproof. #306450 ....... $500

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Marry Me. New York: AlfredA. Knopf 1976. First edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapperand fine slipcase. One of 300 numbered copies Signed bythe author. A beautiful, as new copy. #99890 ....... $175

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UPDIKE, John. Marry Me. Franklin StationPA: Franklin Library 1976. First edition. Fine in fullleather as issued. One of an unspecified number of copiesof a limited edition of the first edition, with a specialmessage to subscribers from Updike that does not appearin the trade edition. #9146 ....... $85

(Children) UPDIKE, John. The TexasArts Journal: Manuscript Edition. Dallas:Texas Arts Journal 1977. First edition. Quarto. Pictorialwrappers. Fine in fine slipcase. Contains Updike's librettofor a children's opera, *The Fisherman and His Wife*.One of 22 copies, consisting of an issue of the magazine,and a printed folder with a page of the original typedmanuscript laid in, Signed by Updike. This page isnumbered page 33. The only appearance of this piece inprinted form. #306452 ....... $1000

UPDIKE, John. Tossing and Turning:Poems. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1977. Firstedition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a bit of age-toning.Author's fourth collection of poems. #274503 .......

$45

UPDIKE, John. From the Journal of aLeper. Northridge, California: Lord John Press 1978.First edition. Fine in quarter cloth and marbledpapercovered boards. One of 300 numbered copies (of atotal edition of 326) Signed by the author. A partuclarlyfresh copy. #99720 ....... $150

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. The Coup. New York: AlfredA. Knopf 1978. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapperand fine slipcase, as issued. One of 350 numbered copiesSigned by the author. A lovely copy of Updike's novel ofa fictitious African nation. *Burgess 99*. From theLibrary of Bruce Kahn. #309796 ....... $125

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. The LovelornAstronomer. A New Poem. (Boston andChicago): G.K. Hall & Co. and Marquis Who's Who, Inc.1978. First edition. One card leaf folded to make fourpages. Fine. Variant with printed copyright notice. Asingle poem issued by the publishers as a Christmasgreeting. Scarce. #307227 ....... $450

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Problems. New York: AlfredA. Knopf 1979. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapperand fine slipcase with nominal rubbing. One of 350numbered copies Signed by the author. #307278 .......

$125

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Sixteen Sonnets.Cambridge: Halty Ferguson 1979. First edition.Saddlestitched in marbled selfwrappers. Publisher'sprospectus laid in. Fine. One of 250 numbered copiesSigned by the author. #306869 ....... $100

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UPDIKE, John. Talk From the Fifties.Northridge, California: Lord John Press 1979. Firstedition. Cloth and papercovered boards. Fine. Copynumber 25 of 300 numbered copies Signed by the author.A collection of *Talk of the Town* articles published byUpdike in *The New Yorker* in the 1950s when hebegan his career. *De Bellis and Broomfield* A78a.#306415 ....... $100

UPDIKE, John. Three Illuminations in theLife of an American Author. New York: TargEditions 1979. First edition. Fine in slightly age-tonedand wrinkled very good unprinted dustwrapper. One of350 numbered copies Signed by the author. Three shortstories, narrated by the author's alter ego, Bech, one ofwhich concerns his encounter with the most ferventcollector of his first editions. #309184 ....... $80

(UPDIKE, John). American BookCollector: Volume 1, Number 1, NewSeries, January/February 1980. New York:The Moretus Press 1980. First edition. 64pp. Fine instapled wrappers. Includes a John Updike bibliographicalchecklist. #279579 ....... $50

UPDIKE, John. Ego and Art in WaltWhitman. New York: Targ Editions 1980. Firstedition. Fine in fine unprinted dustwrapper. One of 350copies Signed by the author. Text of a talk given byUpdike at the Morgan Library in 1977. #306489 .......

$85

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. People One Knows:Interviews with Insufficiently FamousAmericans. Northridge: Lord John Press 1980. Firstedition. Quarter cloth and papercovered boards inslipcase. Fine in fine slipcase. One of 300 numberedcopies Signed by the author. *De Bellis and Broomfield*A84a. #306423 ....... $125

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. The Chaste Planet.Worcester: Metacom Press 1980. First edition. Fine insaddlestitched, stiff self-wrappers as issued. One of 300numbered copies (of a total edition of 326) Signed. Ashort story originally published in *The New Yorker*.The first issue in the Metacom Limited Editions series. Anote on the printing laid in. #307219 ....... $125

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Hawthorne's Creed. NewYork: Targ Editions (1981). First edition. Fine in quartercloth and marbled papercovered boards in fine originalunprinted dustwrapper. Fine. One of 250 copies Signedby the author. Text of an address. #306124 ....... $125

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Invasion of the BookEnvelopes. (Concord: William B. Ewert 1981). Firstedition. One sheet folded to make four pages inpublisher's envelope. Fine. One of 125 copies printed forprivate distribution. First separate publication after itappeared in *The New Yorker*. #307229 ....... $350

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UPDIKE, John. Rabbit Is Rich. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1981. Uncorrected proof. Fine inwrappers. The third volume of the Rabbit series, andwinner of the Pulitzer Prize. #307320 ....... $350

UPDIKE, John. Rabbit Is Rich. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1981. First edition. Very light fading tospine ends, else fine in near fine dustwrapper with tinynicks on spine ends and a crease on the rear flap. Third inthe series. Winner of both the National Book Award andthe Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1982. *Signed* by theauthor on the title page. #300181 ....... $275

UPDIKE, John. Bech Is Back. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1982. Uncorrected proof. Fine in yellowwrappers. #307732 ....... $85

UPDIKE, John. Bech Is Back. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1982. First edition. Fine in finedustwrapper and fine slipcase. One of a limitednumbered edition of 500 copies Signed by the author.This is number #20. From the Library of Bruce Kahn.#309802 ....... $100

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Bech Is Back. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1982. First edition. Fine in finedustwrapper. Signed by the author. #306126 ....... $100

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSTOLER, Peter (UPDIKE, John). JohnUpdike, Going Great at 50: Cover Story ofTime Magazine Volume 120 Number 16October 18, 1982 . Los Angeles: Time, Inc. 1982.First edition. The complete magazine. Fine in pictorialwrappers. With painting of Updike on the front cover byAlex Katz. Six page story about Updike and his career.#312514 ....... $45

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXTALLENT, Elizabeth. Married Men andMagic Tricks: John Updike's EroticHeroes. (Berkeley): Creative Arts Book Co. (1982).First edition. Fine in very slightly spine-faded and price-clipped, else fine dustwrapper. Warmly Inscribed tofellow author Nicholas Delbanco. The scarce hardcoverissue of the author's first book, a study of Updike'sfiction. #107493 ....... $125

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UPDIKE, John. Spring Trio. [Winston-Salem]:Palaemon Press Limited (1982). First edition. Quarterblack morocco and marbled paper over boards. Bottomcorners the slightest bit bumped, barely worthy ofmention, else fine. One of ten lettered copies Signed bythe author. *De Bellis and Broomfield* A94b.#306413 ....... $1,200

UPDIKE, John. The Beloved. Northridge:Lord John Press 1982. First edition. Quarter leather andcloth. Fine. One of 100 deluxe copies specially boundand Signed by the author. *De Bellis and Broomfield*A92c. #306428 ....... $150

UPDIKE, John. The Beloved. Northridge:Lord John Press 1982. First edition. Quarter cloth anddecorated paper over boards. Fine. One of 300 numberedcopies Signed by the author. *De Bellis and Broomfield*A92a. #306429 ....... $75

UPDIKE, John. Hugging The Shore. NewYork: Alfred A. Knopf 1983. Uncorrected proof. Fine inwrappers. A book of essays and criticism. #314544 .......

$120

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Confessions of a WildBore. Newton, Iowa: Tamazunchale Press 1984. Firstedition. Full leather gilt. Minature book: 1.75" x 2.5". Oneof 250 numbered copies. Fine. #307284 ....... $100

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Emersonianism. Cleveland:Bits Press (1984). First edition. Quarter cloth andpapercovered boards. Fine. One of 200 copies Signed bythe author. *De Bellis and Broomfield* A104a.#306444 ....... $85

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Jester's Dozen. Northridge,California: Lord John Press 1984. First edition. Clothwith printed paper spine label. Fine. One of 50 speciallybound and numbered copies Signed by the author. *DeBellis and Broomfield* A101b. #306418 ....... $600

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Jester's Dozen. Northridge,California: Lord John Press 1984. First edition. Clothwith printed paper spine label. Fine. One of 150numbered copies Signed by the author. *De Bellis andBroomfield* A101a. #306416 ....... $300

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UPDIKE, John. The Witches of Eastwick.New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1984. Uncorrected proof,first issue in red wrappers. A small stain on the first leafelse fine. Basis for the film with Jack Nicholson, Cher,Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer. #102638 .......

$250

UPDIKE, John. The Witches of Eastwick.New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1984. First edition. Finemarbled boards, glassine dustwrapper and pictorialslipcase. One of 350 numbered copies Signed by theauthor. From the Library of Bruce Kahn. #309087 .......

$220

UPDIKE, John. The Witches of Eastwick.Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library 1984.First edition. Fine in full leather with gold stamping, silkplace marker, marbled endpaper, all edges gilt, withoutdustwrapper as issued. Signed by the author.#313795 ....... $150

UPDIKE, John. Facing Nature. New York:Knopf 1985. First edition. Uncorrected Proof. Fine inwrappers. A poetry collection. #4983 ....... $50

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. A Soft Spring Night inShillington. Northridge, California: Lord John Press1986. First edition. Quarter brown morocco and cloth incloth slipcase. Fine. One of 50 specially bound andnumbered copies Signed by the author. *De Bellis andBroomfield* A110c. #306421 ....... $500

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. A Soft Spring Night inShillington. Northridge, California: Lord John Press1986. First edition. Decorated cloth. Fine, issued withoutdustwrapper. Copy number 8 of 250 numbered copiesSigned by the author. *De Bellis and Broomfield* A110a.#307298 ....... $125

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. A&P: Lust in the Aisles.(Minneapolis): Redpath Press (1986). First edition.Illustrations by Etienne Delessert. Fine in perfect boundwrappers. Signed by the author on the front wrap, andvery scarce thus. #307796 ....... $350

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UPDIKE, John. Roger's Version. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1986. Uncorrected proof. Fine inwrappers. Unlike most modern proofs, in this case thereare textual differences between the proof and the tradeedition. #307660 ....... $75

UPDIKE, John. Roger's Version. FranklinCenter: Franklin Library 1986. Fine in full leather asissued. One of an unspecified number of copies of thefirst edition Signed by the author with a special messageto subscribers from the author not included in the tradeedition. #38321 ....... $85

UPDIKE, John. Roger's Version. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1986. First edition. Fine in fine acetatedustwrapper and fine cardboard slipcase. One of 350numbered copies Signed by the author. From the Libraryof Bruce Kahn. #309793 ....... $85

UPDIKE, John. More Stately Mansions.Jackson, Mississippi: Nouveau Press 1987. First edition.Cloth and papercovered boards with paper spine label asissued. Fine. Copy number 23 of 300 numbered copiesSigned by the author. #306396 ....... $85

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. The Afterlife. (LeamingtonSpa, Warwickshire): Sixth Chamber Press 1987. Firstedition. Cloth with applied paper label. Fine. One of 175numbered copies Signed by the author. #307215 .......

$100

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXFALSEY, Elizabeth A. (John Updike).The Art of Adding and the Art of TakingAway: Selections from John Updike'sManuscripts: An Exhibition at theHoughton Library. Cambridge: Harvard CollegeLibrary 1987. First edition. Quarto. Wrappers. Fine.#276850 ....... $65

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Trust Me. New York: Alfred A.Knopf 1987. Uncorrected Proof. Fine in wrappers.#306115 ....... $75

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Trust Me. New York: Alfred A.Knopf 1987. First edition. Fine in fine acetatedustwrapper and fine cardboard slipcase as issued, inpublisher's original unopened shrinkwrap, with original$100 price label. One of 350 numbered copies Signed bythe author. #99897 ....... $250

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UPDIKE, John. Getting the Words Out.Northridge: Lord John Press 1988. First edition. Quarterleather and cloth. Fine. One of 50 deluxe copies speciallybound and Signed by the author. *De Bellis andBroomfield* A125c. #306439 ....... $200

UPDIKE, John. Getting the Words Out.Northridge: Lord John Press 1988. First edition. Quartercloth and papercovered boards. Fine. One of 250numbered copies Signed by the author. *De Bellis andBroomfield* A125a. #306441 ....... $95

UPDIKE, John. Going Abroad. Helsinki:Eurographica 1988. First edition. Fine in wrappers andfine dustwrapper. One of 350 numbered copies Signed bythe author. #307199 ....... $150

UPDIKE, John. S. . New York: Alfred A. Knopf1988. Uncorrected proof. Fine in red wrappers.#307746 ....... $45

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. S. New York: Alfred A. Knopf1988. First edition, limited issue. Fine in fine unprintedacetate dustwrapper and cardboard slipcase. One of 350numbered copies Signed by the author. #306813 .......

$150

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. S.. (London): Andre Deutsch(1988). First English edition. Quarter calf and marbledboards in marbled papercovered slipcase. Fine. One of 75numbered copies Signed by the author, of a total editionof 97 copies. #306399 ....... $375

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Just Looking. New York:Knopf 1989. First edition. Uncorrected Proof. Fine inwrappers. #40938 ....... $50

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Self-Consciousness. NewYork: Alfred A. Knopf 1989. Uncorrected proof. Fine inwrappers. A book of memoirs. #307733 ....... $40

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UPDIKE, John. Self-Consciousness:Memoirs. Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press (1989).First edition, preceding the edition. Fine in leather, raisedbands, gilt decorative and edges, and silk bookmark.Signed by the author. From the Library of Bruce Kahn.#309805 ....... $75

UPDIKE, John. Self-Consciousness:Memoirs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1989. Firsttrade edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Signed by theauthor on a cancel leaf. #306838 ....... $65

UPDIKE, John. Rabbit at Rest. New York:Alfred A. Knopf 1990. Uncorrected Proof. Fine inprinted yellow wrappers. #307280 ....... $100

UPDIKE, John. Recent Poems 1986-1990. Helsinki: Eurographica 1990. First edition. Finein stiff wrappers and fine dustwrapper as issued. One of350 numbered copies Signed by the author. Anattractively printed volume and uncommon in the U.S.#307348 ....... $150

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Odd Jobs. New York: AlfredA. Knopf 1991. Uncorrected proof. Fine in wrappers.#307663 ....... $75

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Odd Jobs. New York: AlfredA. Knopf 1991. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper.Signed by the author. From the Library of Bruce Kahn.#308399 ....... $95

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Memories of the FordAdministration. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1992.Uncorrected proof. Fine in wrappers. #306112 .......

$50

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Memories of the FordAdministration. Franklin Center, PA: The FranklinLibrary 1992. First edition. Fine in green leather with giltedge and decortion. A Franklin Library edition printedsimultaneously with the first trade edition. Signed by theauthor. From the Library of Bruce Kahn. #308696 .......

$80

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UPDIKE, John. Collected Poems 1953-1993. New York: Knopf 1993. First edition.Uncorrected Proof. Fine in wrappers. #7108 ....... $50

UPDIKE, John. Love Factories: ThreeStories, with a Foreword. Helsinki:Eurographica (1993). First edition. Fine in stiff wrappersand dustwrapper as issued. One of 350 numbered copiesSigned by the author. An attractively printed volume anduncommon in the U.S. #15792 ....... $250

UPDIKE, John. Brazil. New York: Alfred A.Knopf 1994. First edition. Tape-bound canvas proof finein wraps. From the Library of Bruce Kahn. #309231 .......

$500

UPDIKE, John. Brazil. Franklin Center,Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1994. First edition.Fine in full leather with gold stamping and raised bands,all edges gilt, silk ribbon place marker, includes a specialpreface by him not included in the trade edition. Signed.#285680 ....... $100

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Brazil. New York: Alfred A.Knopf 1994. First trade edition. Fine in slightly spine-sunned, near fine dustwrapper. Signed by the author.#306742 ....... $85

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXPLATH, James, edited by (Updike).Conversations with John Updike. Jackson:University Press of Mississippi (1994). First edition. Fine,as new copy in glossy wrappers. #274832 ....... $25

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. The Afterlife and OtherStories. New York: Knopf 1994. Uncorrected Proof.Fine in wrappers. A sample of the front flap stapled tothe inside front wrap. #40925 ....... $50

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. The Afterlife, and OtherStories. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1994. Firstedition. Fine in very near fine dustwrapper with slightsunning at the spine. Signed by the author. #306123 .......

$75

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UPDIKE, John and Edward Gorey. TheTwelve Terrors of Christmas. New York:Gotham Book Mart (1994). First trade edition. Stapledwrappers. Fine. #276684 ....... $300

UPDIKE, John. Golf Dreams: Writings onGolf. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1996. First edition.Fine in fine dustwrapper. Signed by the author. From theLibrary of Bruce Kahn. #308772 ....... $135

UPDIKE, John. In the Beauty of the Lilies.New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1996. First trade edition.Fine in fine dustwrapper. Signed by the author.#309259 ....... $40

UPDIKE, John. Toward the End of Time.Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library 1997. Firstedition, preceding the trade edition. Fine leather gilt,raised bands, gilt edges and ribbon marker, in publisher'soriginal unbroken shrinkwrap. Signed by the author.From the Library of Bruce Kahn. #311068 ....... $125

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John, and others. A Century ofArts and Letters. New York: Columbia UniversityPress 1998. First edition. Quarto. Red cloth gilt withapplied labels. Fine, without dustwrapper as issued. Thehistory of the National Institute of Arts & Letters and theAmerican Academy of Arts & Letters as told by Updikeand ten others, this copy Signed by Updike, and two ofthe other authors, Louis Auchincloss, and Cynthia Ozick.#292280 ....... $225

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Bech at Bay: A Quasi-Novel. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1998.Uncorrected proof with publisher's materials stapled tothe front wrapper verso. Faint sticker shadow else fine.#276599 ....... $35

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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXUPDIKE, John. Radiators. No place: WilliamB. Ewert (1998). First edition. String tied wrappers industwrapper. As new. Copy #13 of 40 numbered copiesSigned by the author. A brief poem that appeared in *TheNew Yorker.* #37344 ....... $250

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UPDIKE, John. Gertrude and Claudius.Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library 2000. Firstedition. Fine leather gilt, raised bands, gilt edges andribbon marker. Signed by the author. Still sealed in shrinkwrap. From the Library of Bruce Kahn. #311066 .......

$150

UPDIKE, John. Terrorist. New York: Alfred A.Knopf 2006. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper.Signed by the author. From the Library of Bruce Kahn.#307944 ....... $50

(UPDIKE, John). De BELLIS, Jack andMichael Broomfield. John Updike: ABibliography of Primary and SecondaryMaterials. New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press2007. First edition. Foreword by John Updike. Quarterbrown leather gilt and linen cloth-covered boards, with amatching linen cloth slipcase, with compact disc at therear containing two electronic supplemental volumes. Afine, as new copy. One of 125 numbered copies Signedby John Updike. An immense, profusely detailedbibliography of primary and secondary works by JohnUpdike, with a section of photographs of all his principalvolumes, broadsides, etc. A superb bibliographicalachievement, a gorgeous fine binding production, and amuch-needed resource documenting one of the greatestand most prolific writers of our time. Published at $550.#309467 ....... $475