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Lot 245
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UPDIKE, John (1932-2009). A group of 9 Lord John Press limited editions of Updike’s works, ALL SIGNED, comprising:
1) Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1977. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. LIMITED EDITION, number 258 of 300 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE of a total edition of 326.
2) From the Journal of a Leper. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1978. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. LIMITED EDITION, number 142 of 300 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE of a total edition of 326.
3) Talk from the Fifties. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1979. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. LIMITED EDITION, number 22 of 75 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE AND SPECIALLY BOUND of a total edition of 375.
4) People One Knows Interviews With Insufficiently Famous Americans. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1980. 8vo. Original morocco-backed boards; cloth slipcase. LIMITED EDITION, number 45 of 100 SIGNED BY UPDIKE AND SPECIALLY BOUND of a total edition of 400.
5) The Beloved. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1982. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. LIMITED EDITION, number 75 of 300 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE of a total edition of 400.
6) Jester’s Dozen. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1984. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. LIMITED EDITION, number 50 of 50 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE.
7) A Soft Spring Night in Shillington. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1987. 8vo. Original pictorial cloth. LIMITED EDITION, number 136 of 250 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE of a total edition of 300.
8) Getting the Words Out. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1988. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. LIMITED EDITION, number 40 of 250 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE of a total edition of 300.
9) Concerts at Castle Hill. Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1993. 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. LIMITED EDITION, number 55 of 250 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE of a total edition of 300.
Together 9 works in 9 volumes, condition generally fine to very good.





