Gertrude and Claudius
by Updike, John
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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Gertrude and Claudius - Including Uncorrected Proof Very Rare Signed Set
by John Updike
- Condition
- As New in As New dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 2000
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- Hardcover
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Cape Town, ZAF
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£72.09
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gertrude And Claudius
by John Updike
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- Used - First Printing 02/08/2000, Near Mint with Near Mint dj. Great copy.
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- Near Mint
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- Knopf, First Edition, First Printing 02/08/2000,
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- (2000)
- ISBN 10
- 0375409084
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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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Hamlet begins. Employing the nomenclature and certain details of the ancient Scandinavian legends that first describe the prince who feigns madness to achieve revenge upon his father's slayer, Updike brings to life Gertrude's girlhood as the daughter of King Rorik, her arranged marriage to the man who becomes King Hamlet, and her middle-aged affair with her husband's younger brother. A… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gertrude and Claudius.
by Updike, John.
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- Used - Near fine, light bump to lower corner, otherwise fine, tight and unread, no dust jacket as issued.
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Full dark brown leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker.
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Reno, Nevada, USA
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Franklin Center. : Franklin Library. , 2000. 1st Edition.. Full dark brown leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. . Near fine, light bump to lower corner, otherwise fine, tight and unread, no dust jacket as issued. . 22x14.5 cm. . Signed by the author on the limitation page. weight: 1.4 lb. … Read more about this item Item Price
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GERTRUDE AND CLAUDIUS: A NOVEL
by Updike, John
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- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Edition
- Third printing
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0375409084
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Sarasota, Florida, USA
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£41.65
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Third printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Third printing. Inscribed and signed by the author. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Plum cloth. Gilt and silver lettering to spine and front board. Bumped at head and heel; ownerÕs bookplate to front pastedown; else,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gertrude and Claudius
by Updike, John
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0375409084
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- 1
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Las Vegas , Nevada, USA
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£100.12
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000 Stated first edition, review copy with publisher's slip laid-in. Signed by John Updike directly on the title page. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with faint shelf wear, else fine. Item Price
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Gertrude and Claudius
by John Updike
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- As New with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Uncorrected Proof
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- 2178
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Cape Town, ZAF
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£32.04
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New York: Knopf. As New with no dust jacket. 2000. Uncorrected Proof. 2178. Updike's 19th novel tells the story of the King and Queen of Denmark before the events in Shakespeare's Hamlet. The somewhat rare uncorrected proof. An as new copy with archival protection. Provenance, from the Library of notable bibliophile and Updike collector Albert J Raman… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gertrude and Claudius
by UPDIKE, John
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0375409084
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£52.07
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dustwrapper. Signed by the author. Item Price
£52.07
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Gertrude and Claudius
by John Updike
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- 3rd Printing 2000
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- 2000-02-08
- ISBN 10
- 0375409084
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farmington, Connecticut, USA
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£240.30
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Inscribed by BOTH John Updike and Martha Updike...his wife. John Updike's inscription reads: " Marcia Miner (?) 4/2000 for Marcia there in her lovely home in beautiful vernal Fairfield. Every good wish, John [Updike} 4/23/00
And then on the dedication page the book is dedicated to Martha with this printed underneath her name: De dezir mos… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gertrude and Claudius
by UPDIKE, John
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- Used
- Edition
- First, Limited Edition
- Published
- 2000
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Winchester, Virginia, USA
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£120.15
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Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 2000. First, Limited Edition. Octavo; publisher's full black leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; [xviii],212,[4]pp. Signed by the author on a special limitation page specifically for members of The Signed First Edition Society. A Fine copy. Handsome edition of this novel inspired by Shakespeare's… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gertrude and Claudius: A Novel [Uncorrected Proof Copy, Signed]
by UPDIKE, John
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- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 2000
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Winchester, Virginia, USA
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£60.08
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. First Edition. Octavo (20cm); cream-colored wrappers, with titles printed in black on spine and front cover; [xii],212,[2]pp. Signed by the author on the title page. A Fine copy. Item Price
£60.08
GERTRUDE AND CLAUDIUS
by Updike, John
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine Dust Jacket.
- Edition
- First Edition. Second Printing.
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0375409084
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CHICAGO, Illinois, USA
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£44.06
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New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. First Edition. Second Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/Second Printing. 212 pages. The author's nineteenth novel. One of John Updike's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition in its Second Printing. Precedes and should not be confused with all… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gertrude and Claudius
by Updike, John
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
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- 2000
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- Full Leather
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- 1
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SANDY, Oregon, USA
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£181.03
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Franklin Library, 2000. First Edition. Full Leather. Near Fine+/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome dark purple leather First Edition signed by the author. A modern telling of the story of Hamlet of Shakespeare's tragedy. In fine unread condition but small scratch and rub on the top edge. With marbled endpapers, gold gilt cover designs and page edges, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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GERTRUDE AND CLAUDIUS
by Updike, John
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- Used
- Edition
- First edition first printing hardcover
- Published
- 2000
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Livingston, Texas, USA
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£40.05
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Franklin Library, PA, 2000. First edition first printing hardcover. SIGNED BY UPDIKE ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE. Fine in brown leather with gilt trim Item Price
£40.05
Gertrude and Claudius
by Updike, John
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
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San Francisco, California, USA
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£200.25
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Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 2000. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 215 pages, 8vo. Signed by John Updike. Limited to 1000 copies. Privately printed exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Illustrated. Includes bound ribbon bookmark. Two raised bands along hubbed spine. Marbled inside covers and free endpapers. Bound in genuine leather. No visible… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gertrude and Claudius
by Updike, John
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2000-02-08
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- HARDCOVER
- ISBN 10
- 0375409084
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Hamilton, Ontario, CAN
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£4.80
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Alfred A. Knopf, 2000-02-08. First Edition. HARDCOVER. Fine/Near Fine. 5x0x8. We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! American first edition, first printing. Virtually no wear to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gertrude and Claudius - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Updike, John
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0375409084
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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£64.08
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0375409084 . A Nearly Fine first printing of the first edition that has some edgewear in a Very Good dust-jacket with some adhesive residue and soiling; Gertrude and Claudius is a novel about a married couple, Gertrude and Claudius,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gertrude And Claudius - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Updike, John
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- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0375409084
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- 1
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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£72.09
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0375409084 . A beautiful first Trade edition/first printing (preceded only by a privately published Franklin Library edition) in unread Fine condition in alike dustjacket, in Fine condition in alike dustjacket, SIGNED by author John Updike directly on the first free end… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gertrude and Claudius
by Updike, John
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- BCE
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0375409084
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- 1
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Montreal, Quebec, CAN
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£4.77
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Knopf, 2000. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. BCE. Owner's bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise a beautiful copy in once read condition.. Item Price
£4.77
Gertrude and Claudius
by Updike, John
- Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 2000
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- Full Leather
- Quantity Available
- 1
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SANDY, Oregon, USA
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£228.29
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Franklin Library, 2000. First Edition. Full Leather. New/No Jacket as Issued. A handsome dark purple leather First Edition signed by the author. Still in the original shrinkwrap. A modern telling of the story of Hamlet of Shakespeare's tragedy. In fine unread condition with marbled endpapers, gold gilt cover designs and page edges, and bound-in silk bookmark. This edition… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gertrude and Claudius FIRST EDITION
by Updike, John
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Published
- 2000
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0241140978
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- 1
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, GBR
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£5.00
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition, first printing. Hardback. viii + 212 pp Fine condition in Fine, unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions
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£5.00