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Hoping for a Hoopoe
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Hoping for a Hoopoe

by John Updike

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"HOPING FOR A HOOPOE" by John Updike. 1959 1st UK Edition; London; Victor Gollancz Ltd. The book comes with its original, un-clipped dust jacket. First published as "The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures" in the United States, this is the first British edition of Updike's first book.Condition:Clean covers and spine with no stains; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The text pages are in excellent condition - clean and white with no writing, stains, foxing or tears. Name/address stamped in ink at the lower-right corner of the rear pastedown. Three pages have a crease at the upper-outer corners. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the price showing on the front flap; some light soiling to the front and back covers; clean flaps; small tears at the spine heads; larger 3" tear between starting at the bottom between the front cover and front flap that has been repaired on the back-side with clear tape. Overall in very good condition.
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The Gentleman's Magazine - 1824 Volume XVII, Part II (6 Bound Issues July-December)
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The Gentleman's Magazine - 1824 Volume XVII, Part II (6 Bound Issues July-December)

by Sylvanus Urban

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Nice condition copy of "THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE and Historical Chronicle" by Sylvanus Urban with six consecutive bound issues - July to December, 1824. Volume XVII, Part II. Printed by John Nichols and Son in London. The issues are nicely illustrated with numerous engravings, some of which are full-page. Each issue contains a list of contents on the front cover. The volume is bound in three-quarter leather with marbled covers and five raised bands on the spine. The Gentleman's Magazine was the first publication to use the term "magazine" for a periodical. It carried original content from a stable of regular contributors, as well as extensive quotations and extracts from other periodicals and books. The magazine was a monthly digest of news and commentary on any topic the educated public might be interested in.Here are a few examples of the contents: Prophecies in the Works of Nostradamus; Evils of Slavery in the West Indies; On the Origin of the American War; Journal of a Shipwrecked Seaman; Sect of… Read More
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