JOHN UPDIKE'S PERSONAL COPIES WITH OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE ON TWO [2] FINE UNCORRECTED PROOF COPIES: LIKE LIFE AND HOUSE
by JOHN UPDIKE - TRACY KIDDER - LORRIE MOORE
- Used
- Paperback
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine+
- Seller
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Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York NY: Houghton Mifflin. Fine+. 1984. Softcover. This auction is for two uncorrected proofs in original wrappers, Like Life, by Lorrie Moore, and House, by Tracy Kidder. Both are John Updike's copies, with his ownership signature to the front covers. Laid into the proof by Kidder, who like Updike is a Pulitzer winner, is a publicity photo (of Kidder) and a typed letter to Updike signed by an editor at Houghton Mifflin (subtly) requesting a blurb for Kidder's book. Both proofs are in fine condition. The Lorrie Moore proof is an especially interesting association, in that Updike later included a story from this collection in his anthology Best American Short Stories of the Century.; Uncorrected Proof; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Archive, Pulitzer Prize Winners, American, Fiction, Short Story, Poetry, Literature, Writer, Author, Lot, Publishing, Updike, .
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Details
- Seller
- Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000502
- Title
- JOHN UPDIKE'S PERSONAL COPIES WITH OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE ON TWO [2] FINE UNCORRECTED PROOF COPIES: LIKE LIFE AND HOUSE
- Author
- JOHN UPDIKE - TRACY KIDDER - LORRIE MOORE
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine+
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- New York NY
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Archive, Pulitzer Prize Winners, American, Fiction, Short Story, Poetry, Literature, Writer, Author
- Bookseller catalogs
- 20th Century Rare Book;
Terms of Sale
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
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About the Seller
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
Biblio member since 2009
Cochrane, Alberta
About Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. (formerly M. Benjamin Katz Fine Books/Rare Manuscripts) is based out of both Ontario and Alberta, Canada. We do business by appointment, and have had an online presence selling fine books and rare manuscripts since 1999. Specializing in handwritten, historically significant books, manuscripts, diaries, documents and ephemera. A member of The Manuscript Societyeach treasure on offer is guaranteed authentic and as represented for life. Worldwide clientele includes esteemed collections and public, private and university libraries on both sides of the Atlantic and Pacific. Always buying collections and estates.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.has been an online sales and auction presence with over 7000 transactions since 1999.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.has been an online sales and auction presence with over 7000 transactions since 1999.
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- Wrappers
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- Fine
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