THE AFTERLIFE and Other Stories
by Updike, John
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679435832
- ISBN 13
- 9780679435839
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Knopf, 1995. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Updike's eleventh collection of short stories, his first since "Trust Me" in 1987, focuses on characters exploring the second half of life with, in a sense, eyes newly opened. The twenty-two stories, most originally published in "The New Yorker," include Updike's 1991 O. Henry Award winner, "The Sandstone Farmhouse;" boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket is close to perfect. A very collectable copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004090
- Title
- THE AFTERLIFE and Other Stories
- Author
- Updike, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing, First Edition Thus.
- ISBN 10
- 0679435832
- ISBN 13
- 9780679435839
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- SHORT STORIES, FIRST EDITION, MID-LIFE, DEATH, TRAVEL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories; Fine Literature;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...