Literary
The Centaur
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [9], 3-302, [8] pp. Quarter black cloth over grey paper boards with silver lettering on the front board and silver and gold lettering on the spine; orange topstain. Price of $4.00 on front flap of jacket. Winner of the National..... More
Couples
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [12], 4-458, [10] pp. Blue cloth with silver lettering on the front board and silver and gold lettering on the spine; blue topstain. Price of $6.95 on front flap of dust jacket. An attractive copy of Updike's fifth novel. Very..... More
Marry Me; A Romance
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [11], 3-303, [5] pp. Blue cloth with silver lettering on the front board and silver and gold lettering on the spine; red topstain. Price of $7.95 on front flap of jacket. This is the first trade edition, preceded by a...... More
The Music School; Short Stories
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [11], 3-259, [3] pp. Quarter magenta cloth over blue paper boards with silver lettering on the front board and silver and gold lettering on the spine; yellow topstain. Price of $4.95 on front flap of jacket. Stated First Edition, second..... More
Of the Farm
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [10], 3-173, [9] pp. Light green paper covered boards quarter bound in dark green cloth, author's name embossed in silver on front board, with silver and gold lettering on the spine; light orange topstain. Price of $3.95 on the front..... More
The Poorhouse Fair; Rabbit, Run
New York: The Modern Library (1965), 1965. First edition thus. Hardcover. 8vo. [11], 4-435, [1], [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements) [2] pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Grey endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $2.45 on front flap of dust jacket. First printing of the first Modern Library..... More
Problems and Other Stories
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [11], 3-260, [2] pp. Quarter red cloth over grey paper boards with silver lettering on the front board and gold and silver lettering on the spine; black topstain. Price of $10.00 on front flap of jacket. Jacket designed by Updike..... More
Self-Consciousness
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [10], xi-xii, [2], 3-257, [1] pp. Dark pink cloth with silver lettering on the front board and gold and silver lettering on the spine; grey topstain. Price of $18.95 on front flap of jacket. Updike's collection of biographical essays. More
Sunday in Boston
[Derry, PA]: Rook Broadsides [1975], 1975. Limited Edition. Broadside. Broadside. 34.5 x 26.5 cm. Number 242. Signed by John Updike. A poem reflecting the sights and sounds of Boston, from the perspective of John Updike. Housed in a black and white frame (dimensions of the frame are 22" x 18")..... More
Telephone Poles and Other Poems
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Slim 8vo. [7], vii-viii, [4], 3-83, [9] pp. Quarter green cloth over green paper boards with silver lettering on the front board and silver and gold lettering on the spine; grey topstain. Price of $4.00 on front flap of jacket. A...... More
Tossing and Turning; Poems
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Slim 8vo. [9], ix-xi, [3], 3-90, [8] pp. Purple paper-covered boards quarter-bound in navy cloth, author's name stamped in gold on the front board, gilt lettering on the spine; blue topstain. Price of $7.95 on front flap of jacket. Ahearn APG..... More
Trust Me; Short Stories
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [12], 4-302, [8] pp. Quarter blue cloth over blue paper boards with silver lettering on the front board and silver and gold lettering on the spine; grey topstain. Price of $17.95 on front flap of jacket. A very slight separation..... More
The Witches of Eastwick
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [9], 3-307, [5] pp. Bound in light purple cloth with silver lettering on the front board and silver and gold lettering on the spine; dark grey topstain. Price of $15.95 on front flap of dust jacket. Touch of fading to..... More