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by Updike, John
John Updike was born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, in 1932. He graduated from Harvard College in 1954 and spent a year in Oxford, England, at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art. From 1955 to 1957 he was a member of the staff of The New Yorker. His novels have won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Rosenthal Foundation Award, and the William Dean Howells Medal. In 2007 he received the Gold Medal for Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. John Updike died in January 2009.
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S - Including the Uncorrected Proof
by John Updike
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- Used - Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket
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- 1988
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New York: Knopf. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. John Updike's 13th novel. The story of S. Concerns Sarah Worth, a latterday Hester Prynne who has become enamored of a Hindu religious leader called the Arhat. A collectable set of the first printing and uncorrected proof. The book is in very fine… Read more about this item Item Price
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by UPDIKE, John
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- 1998
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Card laid in from a Knopf editor inscribed to Susan Sheehan. Updike and Sheehan were colleagues at the *New Yorker* for nearly 50 years, both, among other things, contributing frequently to *The Talk of the Town*. Both won Pulitzer Prizes: Updike for *Rabbit is… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Updike, John
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- 1988
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Uncorrected proof. Fine book. Promotional material from publisher stapled on frontend paper. Item Price
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S. - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Updike, John
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- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1988
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- Cloth
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394568354 . An attractive first edition/first printing in about Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed and Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper; Satirical story of Sarah Worth who moves to Arizona to join the commune of Hindu leader Arhat… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Updike, John
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- 1988
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated. 1988. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. F First Edition Used. H Hard Cover. Near Fine. Item Price
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S [Paperback] by Updike, John
by John Updike
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- 1989-08-29
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- 9780449216521
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Daphne, Alabama, USA
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Fawcett, 1989-08-29. Paperback. Very Good. First Ballantine paperback edition, very good+ front to back.Ships fast with tracking! Item Price
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by UPDIKE, John
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- 1988
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£446.38
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(London): Andre Deutsch, 1988. Hardcover. Fine. First English edition. Quarter calf and marbled boards in marbled papercovered slipcase. Fine. Copy number 1 of 75 numbered copies Signed by the author, of a total edition of 97 copies. Provenance on request. Item Price
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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(London): Andre Deutsch, 1988. Hardcover. Fine. First English edition. Quarter calf and marbled boards in marbled papercovered slipcase. Fine. One of 75 numbered copies Signed by the author, of a total edition of 97 copies. Item Price
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S: A Novel
by John Updike
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- Used - Very good. First edition. Hardback. Clean, tight pages.
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- Very good. Not price clipped. Slight creasing to edges
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Tilshead, Wiltshire, GBR
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£5.99
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Andre Deutsch. Very good. First edition. Hardback. Clean, tight pages./Very good. Not price clipped. Slight creasing to edges. Item Price
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S. - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Updike, John
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- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1988
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- Cloth
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- 9780394568355
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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£89.28
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394568354 . An attractive first Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in Near Fine dust-jacket with some soiling. There is a publisher's stain to the top page edge; Satirical story of Sarah Worth who moves to Arizona to join the… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Updike, John
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- First Edition
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
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NY: Knopf, 1988. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Updike on the title page. "for Paul dawson Best Wishes, John Updike." Cloth spine ends bumped, shallow corner crease on the front free endpage. Unread copy in Very Good condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Inscribed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾"… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Updike, John
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- 1988
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394568354 . An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dustjacket. Bound in attractive pink cloth with silver and gold lettering. SIGNED by author John Updike directly on the front free endpaper. De Bellis/Broomfield A121a; Boston bred Sarah Worth,… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Updike, John
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- Used - Very Good
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- First UK Edition, First Printing
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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- 9780233982557
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Didcot, Oxfordshire, GBR
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1988. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket. Very good condition. First UK Edition, first printing. Some surface score lines to jacket front and rear but no other notable flaws. Pages are clean and sound. TA. First UK Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Item Price
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by Updike, John
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- near fine
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- First Edition
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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- 9780233982557
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Montmorillon, FRA
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£9.00
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London: Andre Deutsch, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First printing. Purple cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. A clean, unmarked copy in a tight binding and bright, unclipped dust jacket.
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S. (Signed, Ltd.)
by UPDIKE, John
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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£61.68
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New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1988. Fine in original cloth, stamped in red and gold, in publisher's glassine dust jacket. In matching slipcase. A handsome copy. #222 out of 350 copies in this signed, limited edition. 269 pp. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Limited Edition. Item Price
£61.68
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by UPDIKE, John
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394568355
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£113.62
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Signed by the author. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn. Item Price
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S. - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Updike, John
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- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1988
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- Cloth
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- 9780394568355
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Summerville, South Carolina, USA
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£113.62
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394568354 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in equally unblemished dust-jacket, signed and inscribed by author John Updike on the front flyleaf. There is little soiling to the rear bottom edge of the dust-jacket; The story of… Read more about this item Item Price
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by UPDIKE, John
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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- 9780233982557
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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£304.35
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(London): Andre Deutsch, 1988. Hardcover. Fine. First English edition. Quarter calf and marbled boards in marbled papercovered slipcase. Fine. One of 75 numbered copies Signed by the author, of a total edition of 97 copies. Item Price
£304.35
S. (SIGNED)
by Updike, John
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- Used - Collectible - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition.
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394568355
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San Francisco, California, USA
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£20.29
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New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1988. Book. Collectible - Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 280 pages, 8vo. Jacket unclipped. Stated First Edition. Signed and inscribed by author on front endpaper, thus: "For -----, Best wishes and good luck, John Updike, 11/28/01." Pink cloth boards with gold and silver-stamped lettering. Minor shelfwear to DJ: light rubbing… Read more about this item Item Price
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S : a novel
by Updike, John
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- Used
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- Second Edition
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- 1988
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- Hardcover
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- 9780233982557
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Galway, IRL
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London : Deutsch, 1988. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: [8], 244p. ; 24cm. Subjects: Communal living, Arizona -- Fiction. Item Price
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