Description:
Updike, John (1932-2009) Five First Editions (Two Signed).Rabbit, Run, New York: Knopf, 1960, stated first edition, signed by Updike on ffep, in half morocco; Assorted Prose, New York: Knopf, 1965, stated first edition, very good, in original dust jacket; On the Farm, New York: Knopf, 1965, stated first edition, very good, in the jacket; Rabbit Redux, New York: Knopf, 1971, stated first edition, in the original dust jacket; [and] Self-Consciousness, New York: Knopf, 1989, signed and inscribed, stated first edition, very good, in publisher's jacket, all octavo. (5)
Provenance: The estate of Stratford W. Carter, Boston, Massachusetts.
Estimate $150-250
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