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Gertrude and Claudius - Including Uncorrected Proof Very Rare Signed Set
by John Updike
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- As New in As New dust jacket
- Seller
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Cape Town, South Africa
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About This Item
New York: Knopf. As New in As New dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A rare double signed set of first printing and uncorrected proof. Updike's 19th novel tells the story of the King and Queen of Denmark before the events in Shakespeare's Hamlet. The book is as new with no defects, inscribed on the first free end paper to notable bibliophile and Updike collector Albert Raman; "For Albert J Raman Best Wishes John Updike". Dust jacket also in as new condition now with archival protection, unclipped. Also included is a as new uncorrected proof signed by updike. A very collectable set of this lovely Updike novel. Provenance, from the Library of notable bibliophile and Updike collector Albert J Raman ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 212 pages; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
Gertrude and Claudius is a novel by John Updike. It uses the known sources of Shakespeare's Hamlet to tell a story that draws on a rather straightforward revenge tale in the medieval Denmark depicted by Saxo Grammaticus in his twelfth-century Historiae Danicae, but incorporates extra plot elements added by François de Belleforest in his Histoires tragiques, published in 1576.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rare Collections
(ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2174
- Title
- Gertrude and Claudius - Including Uncorrected Proof Very Rare Signed Set
- Author
- John Updike
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New in As New dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About Rare Collections
Rare Collections formed as a celebration of passion. A passion for the printed word, for history, for rare finds and new adventures. We're a two-person company with a focus in Audubon, Fantasy, Fine Press, Illustrated Books, John Updike, Limited Editions Club, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, and Signed Books.
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