Bech a Book 1ST Edition
by Updike, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Menifee, California, United States
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About This Item
KNOPF, ALFRED A, 1970. hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. 1970 Alfred A. Knopf (New York), rebound in 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches tall full leather, gilt ruling to front and rear covers, six raised bands, gilt design and lettering to spine, vii, 206 pp. Slight soiling and rubbing to covers. Slight staining to lower margins of first few pages of the prefatory material. Otherwise, a very good copy of this Updike title in a magnificent leather binding. ~SP30~ [2.0P] The Jewish American novelist Henry Bech - procrastinating, libidinous, and tart-tongued, his reputation growing while his powers decline - made his first appearance in 1965, in John Updikeâs 'The Bulgarian Poetess.' That story won the O. Henry First Prize, and it and the six Bech adventures that followed make up this collection. 'Bech is the writer in me,' Updike once said, 'creaking but lusty, battered but undiscourageable, fed on the blood of ink and the bread of white paper.' As he trots the globe, promotes himself, and lurches from one womanâs bed to anotherâs, Bech views life with a blend of wonder and cynicism that will make followers of the lit-biz smile with delight and wince in recognition.
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- Bookseller
- Flamingo Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SP30-1032-13986
- Title
- Bech a Book 1ST Edition
- Author
- Updike, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- KNOPF, ALFRED A
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- 8x5x1
- Weight
- 0.88 lbs
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