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VALENTINO AS I KNEW HIM
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VALENTINO AS I KNEW HIM

by Ullman, S. George

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New York: Macy-Masius, 1926. First edition. Introduction by O. O. McIntyre. Biography of the 1920's sex symbol and silent film star written by his closest friend and business manager. Valentino's sudden death at the age of 31 set off a media frenzy and prompted much speculation surrounding both his life and death. 12mo quarter black cloth stamped in green on spine with off-white decorated paper boards; illustrated with black-and-white photographs; 218 pages. Small hole in cloth at front spine gutter, offset to p. 28 and pp.160-1 (from items previously laid in); otherwise near fine in very good to near fine dust jacket showing a few small chips and tears but still quite crisp and attractive. Scarce to rare in dust jacket.
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DEPRESSION; Anti-depressant promotional piece
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DEPRESSION; Anti-depressant promotional piece

by Ungerer, Tomi

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Ardsley, NY: Geigy Pharmaceuticals, 1972. First edition and, we assume, the only one. Advertisement for the anti-depressant, "Tofranil." Presumably it have been issued as a give-away at a pharmaceuticals conference and/or distributed to doctors for patient education. COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS BY UNGERER, the prolific French illustrator of children's books (he is the recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award) and of material for adults, including for books, magazines, posters, etc. 8 1/2 x 11" patterned blue stapled paperwraps; 32 pp. Some scuffing and small rubs to covers otherwise near fine. BETTER LIVING THROUGH PHARMACEUTICALS?
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MORALITY PLAY

by Unsworth, Barry

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New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, (1995). First U.S. edition. SIGNED and dated by the Booker Prize-winning author. This particular title was short-listed for the Booker Prize. Fine in lightly rubbed dust jacket.
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MODERN AMERICAN AND BRITISH POETRY IN TWO VOLUMES: Volume I, American, and Volume 2, British.;...

MODERN AMERICAN AND BRITISH POETRY IN TWO VOLUMES: Volume I, American, and Volume 2, British.; [War Department Education Manual EM 131]

by Untermeyer, Louis

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(Washington, D.C.): Harcourt, Brace for the United States Armed Forces Institute, (1944). First edition thus: War Department Educational Manuals issued from the 6th and 5th revised editions, respectively, of Untermeyer's massive work first begun in 1919. Includes critical commentary on and selections from the work of nearly 200 poets.Two volumes. Beige, printed paperwraps with plain black cloth-tape spines. Good or better with covers somewhat soiled, light stain on rear cover volume 2, and long tear in front cover first volume mended with archival tape on verso. Relatively scarce with both volumes together.
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PRINTING TYPES: Their History, Forms, and Use, a Study in Survivals
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PRINTING TYPES: Their History, Forms, and Use, a Study in Survivals

by Updike, Daniel Berkeley

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Cambridge: Harvard University Press, (1923). First edition, second printing, January, 1923 (the first was August 1922). Covering typefaces from the invention of printing through the mid-nineteenth century, with type-specimans throughout. Two volume in black cloth with gilt lettering on spine, top edge gilt. Very good or better with name on endpaper; in good, paper-covered slipcase understandably showing its age but still intact.
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TALK FROM THE FIFTIES
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TALK FROM THE FIFTIES

by Updike, John

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Northridge: Lord John Press, 1979. First edition. A selection of "Talk of the Town" stories by Updike published in The New Yorker in the 1950s. One of 300 SIGNED numbered copies, this one designated "PRESENTATION COPY." Gray-and-blue patterned paper boards, gilt-lettered plum cloth spine. Mild tanning to edges otherwise fine as issued, without dust jacket.
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THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK

by Updike, John

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Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1984. First edition thus. SIGNED by Updike, with "special message" by him and illustrations by Michael Deas not in the trade edition. Basis for the movie of the same name starring Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Susan Sarandon as the three repressed women who accidentally conjur what they believe to be the perfect man (Jack Nicholson, playing the devil). Full green, gilt-decorated leather; all edges gilt; ribbon place marker. Top edge spotted and a little rubbed, otherwise crisp and fine.
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ROGER'S VERSION
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ROGER'S VERSION

by Updike, John

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Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1986. True first edition. SIGNED by Updike. 4-page introduction by Updike, not in the Knopf trade edition. Frontis by Barron Storey. Publisher's promo letter laid in. Full gilt-stamped blue leather boards; all edges gilt. Fine.
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JOHN UPDIKE: A Bibliography of Primary & Secondary Materials, 1948-2007

JOHN UPDIKE: A Bibliography of Primary & Secondary Materials, 1948-2007

by (Updike, John) Jack De Bellis & Michael Broomfield

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New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2007. First edition. A massive work, as is needed to cover one of, if not our most productive author. Includes "A Foreword to my own Bibliography" by John Updike and a CD Supplement. Updike is internationally renowned and has won two Pulitzers, the National Book Award, the American Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and many other prizes. This definitive guide to materials by and about this prolific American author consists of a printed first volume and a second volume on CD. The A and B sections of Volume I, concerning separately printed works by Updike and books to which he has contributed, are superb examples of descriptive bibliography. The printed volume also features over 500 grayscale images of book covers, jackets, broadsides, and many seldom seen items. It includes comprehensive listings of Updike's short fiction, poems, articles, essays, and reviews, as well as extensive documentation of letters, speeches, dramatic works, manuscripts,… Read More
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EACH WITH A CARD SIGNED BY UPDIKE LAID IN: RABBIT, RUN (1960); RABBIT REDUX (1971); RABBIT IS...

EACH WITH A CARD SIGNED BY UPDIKE LAID IN: RABBIT, RUN (1960); RABBIT REDUX (1971); RABBIT IS RICH (1981); RABBIT AT REST (1990); and the novella "Rabbit Remembered" in LICKS OF LOVE (2000)

by Updike, John

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New York: Knopf, 1960 - 2000. First edition of each of the four volumes in the "Rabbit" quartet, plus LICKS OF LOVE, a collection of short stories including the sequel novella, "Rabbit Remembered." RABBIT, RUN with 3 x 5" card laid in INSCRIBED "For - - , Best wishes, John Updike"; the remaining volumes with SIGNED cards laid in. Top edge of first volume a little sun faded but otherwise fine in near fine dust jacket with professional repair and color touch up to spine ends. Dust jacket on RABBIT IS RICH price-clipped -- otherwise the remaining four volumes are fine in fine dust jackets. A NEST OF RABBITS
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MIDPOINT & OTHER POEMS

MIDPOINT & OTHER POEMS

by Updike, John

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. First edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket with one chip to top, back panel and closed tear to top of front flap; otherwise would be near fine with only slight wear, mostly concentrated along the head of the spine and the corners.
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THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK

by Updike, John

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New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1984. First edition. Near fine with thin line of fading along top edge of cloth; in very good to near fine dust jacket with few tiny rubs and nicks and slight, unaccountable discoloration at top and bottom of flaps.
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THE MUSIC SCHOOL: Short Stories

THE MUSIC SCHOOL: Short Stories

by Updike, John

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. First edition, first state. Near fine with light wear and bumping to spine ends and corners. In a fine dust jacket with a small stamp on the front flap.
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MEMORIES OF THE FORD ADMINISTRATION; [Signed by both Updike and Ford]

by Updike, John; (Gerald R. Ford)

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New York: Knopf, 1992. First edition. SIGNED BY BOTH UPDIKE AND FORD on front endpaper. Novel interweaving histories of Ford and James Buchanan with the life of the narrator, college professor Alfred Clayton. Near fine with just a hint of foxing to endpapers and page edges; in fine dust jacket. Scarce signed by both men.
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BUCHANAN DYING: A Play

BUCHANAN DYING: A Play

by Updike, John

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(London): Andre Deutsch, (1974). First UK edition. Lower front tip very slightly bumped, otherwise fine in price-clipped dust jacket.
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VERSE

VERSE

by Updike, John

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Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc, (1965). First edition. Minor soiling, otherwise fine in glossy pictorial paperwraps. A paperback original, consisting of THE CARPENTERED HEN and TELEPHONE POLES. Not published in hardback.
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JOHN UPDIKE: A Bibliography of Primary & Secondary Materials, 1948-2007
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New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2007. First edition. A massive work, as is needed to cover one of, if not our most productive author. Includes "A Foreword to my own Bibliography" by John Updike and a CD Supplement. Updike is internationally renowned and has won two Pulitzers, the National Book Award, the American Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and many other prizes. This definitive guide to materials by and about this prolific American author consists of a printed first volume and a second volume on CD. The A and B sections of Volume I, concerning separately printed works by Updike and books to which he has contributed, are superb examples of descriptive bibliography. The printed volume also features over 500 grayscale images of book covers, jackets, broadsides, and many seldom seen items. It includes comprehensive listings of Updike's short fiction, poems, articles, essays, and reviews, as well as extensive documentation of letters, speeches, dramatic works, manuscripts,… Read More
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HOPING FOR A HOOPOE: POEMS

HOPING FOR A HOOPOE: POEMS

by Updike, John

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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1959. First British edition of the author's first book, entitled "The Carpentered Hen" in the States. Fine in dust jacket.
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JOHN UPDIKE AND THE THREE GREAT THINGS: Sex, Religion, and Art

by (Updike, John) George W. Hunt

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Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publ. Co, (1980). First edition. A study by Hunt of the importance of sex, religion and art in the writings of John Updike. Minor rubbing to corners, otherwise fine in near fine dust jacket with light soiling and chipping.
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BECH AT BAY: A Quasi-Novel

BECH AT BAY: A Quasi-Novel

by Updike, John

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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1998. First UK edition. Uncorrected proof noting a tentative publication date of January 1999. Gray paperwraps lettered in black. Near fine with spine lettering slightly rubbed and excess binding glue causing a slight ridge along spine. Scarce.
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