The Music School: Short Stories
by Updike, John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
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About This Item
NY: Knopf, 1966. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, first issue (the poem on page 46 begins "The state...", and the second line begins "The king..."). Very good in a very good+ dust jacket. The page edges are a little soiled, and there is a small bump on the top of the front board. The foredge of the boards are just slightly flared. The jacket is a little worn at the top of the spine, and has a small soiled spot at the bottom of the spine. The jacket spine is just slightly sunned. The first issue of this title is far less common than the second issue, with the tipped in page 46. $4.95 price on jacket flap; no names or other marking in or on the book.
Synopsis
All twenty stories first appeared in the New Yorker.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Tulsa Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005131
- Title
- The Music School: Short Stories
- Author
- Updike, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1966
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Tulsa Books
Biblio member since 2008
Tulsa, Oklahoma
About Tulsa Books
Internet only bookseller specializing in modern first editions, signed books, western americana, and general interest out of print books.
Glossary
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- Good+
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- Tipped In
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
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