Verse

Crerst Book, 1965. Soft cover. Very Good. 175 pages. "This special Crest edition of VERSE represents the first appearance of his collected poetry in a single volume, and contains complete the two volumes originally published as The Carpentered Hen and Telephone Poles." Second Crest printing. Preceding the title page is Updike's eight-line verse foreword to the Crest edtion.… Read more about this item

CT, 1965. paperback. This is a Crest pbk. original and the true first edition of this title. It is the first combined ed. of his first two books of poetry w/ a new forward. Light scuffing and previous owner's name/date on title page.. VG.

New York: Fawcett Crest, 1965. Book. Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. 175 pages. Stated Second Crest Printing: June, 1965. Crest Book t787 $.75 on front cover. Back cover states: "This special Crest edition of Verse represents the first appearance of his collected poetry in a single volume, and contains complete the two volumes originally published as The Carpentered Hen and… Read more about this item

Greenwich, Connecticut: Crest, 1965. Softcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Mass market paperback. Near fine in wrappers with rubbed corners.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Crest, 1965. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition thus. Owner name else near fine in wrappers.

New York: Crest Books/Fawcett World Library, 1965. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Mass Market Paperback. Fine to Very Fine. vintage paperback, Crest t787; the first collection of Updike's poetry, originally published in "The New Yorker" and several other magazines and then in a pair of hardcover volumes (The Carpentered Hens & Telephone Poles), with an original foreword… Read more about this item

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Crest. Very Good+. 1965. First Edition. Softcover. First paperback edition. Includes "The Carpentered Hen" & "Telephone Poles." Ships same or next business day. Book has moderate edge and shelf wear, crease on spine, head edge color lightly faded near spine; pages are clean and bright. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; 12mo 7"… Read more about this item

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.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Crest Book, 1965. Softcover. Near Fine. First combined edition. Mass market paperback. Near fine with cover edges lightly worn.

Greenwich: Crest/Fawcett, (1965).. First edition.. 175 pp. Previous owner's name stamp to first leaf, else near fine in illustrated wrappers; a mass-market paperback original. Collects THE CARPENTERED HEN and TELEPHONE POLES in one volume. SIGNED by Updike on the title page.

New York: Crest Books/Fawcett World Library, 1965. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus to Very Good. Two of Updike's early poetry collections -- The Carpentered Hen and Telephone Poles -- brought together in a mass market paperback; previous owner's name on fep o/w clean, tight, square; wrappers show edgewear, minor chipping along spine,… Read more about this item

New York:: Fawcett Crest,, (1965). First edition -. Very good.. Paperback original - first printing. The first combined appearance of these two early books of poetry - The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures and Telephone Poles and Other poems - in one volume with a new "foreword" (an 8 line poem) by Updike. 175 pp.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Crest, 1965. Softcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Mass market paperback. Near fine with bottom corner creased. A Crest Book, T787.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Crest, 1965. Softcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Near fine in wrappers.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Fawcett Crest. Very Good+. 1965. First Edition. Softcover. First paperback edition. Includes "The Carpentered Hen" & "Telephone Poles." Ships same or next business day. Book has moderate edge and shelf wear, discoloration on head edge; pages are clean and bright. Protected in archival plastic bag. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 175 pages .… Read more about this item

Fawcett, 1965. First edition, first printing. Good reading copy wraps. Small snip from bottom front cover and inside first flyleaf which bothers none of the text. Excellent reading copy in good condition

Fawcett World Library, 1965. First edition. Near fine and bright stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text throughout. First printing

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publishers, 1965. 175 clean, unmarked pages, including a previously unpublished poem as foreword; owner's note on rear flyleaf. Paperback. Very Good. Mass Market.

(NY): Fawcett/Crest. (1965). A paperback original, being a compilation of The Carpentered Hen and Telephone Poles with a one-poem foreword by Updike for this edition. Light rubbing; near fine in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine.

Fawcett Crest Book, 1965. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. First edition. Issued only in wrappers. First appearance of his collected poetry in a single volume.