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Lot 242

Sale 1262 - Summer Reading: 20th Century Literature and Biography from a Private Collection
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Jul 6, 2023
Lots Close
Jul 26, 2023
Timed Online / Chicago
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$400 - 600
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UPDIKE, John (1932-2009). A group of 10 LIMITED FIRST EDITIONS of Updike’s works, ALL SIGNED, comprising:

1) Midpoint and Other Poems. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. 8vo. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket; slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 27 of 350 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE and specially bound.

2) Rabbit Redux. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. 8vo. Original cloth-backed cloth-covered boards; slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 167 of 350 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE and specially bound.

3) Rabbit is Rich. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. 8vo. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket; slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 148 of 350 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE and specially bound.

4) A Month of Sundays. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. 8vo. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket; slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 377 of 450 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE and specially bound.

5) Problems. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. 8vo. Original cloth; publisher’s dust jacket; slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 37 of 350 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE and specially bound.

6) Rabbit is Rich. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. 8vo. Original cloth; publisher’s gold dust jacket; slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 89 of 350 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE and specially bound.

7) Bech is Back. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. 8vo. Original cloth gilt; publisher’s dust jacket; slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 165 of 500 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE and specially bound.

8) Roger’s Version. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards; original acetate jacket; slipcase; IN ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 86 of 350 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE.

9) S. London: Andre Deutsch, 1988. 8vo. Original quarter morocco; slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 24 of 75 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE and specially bound of a total edition of 97.

10) Self-Consciousness. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. 8vo. Original cloth, pictorial label to upper cover. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 280 of 350 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE and specially bound.

Together, 10 works in 10 volumes, condition generally fine to very good.

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