The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures [Signed Bookplate laid-in]
by UPDIKE, John
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. Revised Edition. First Printing. Signed bookplate laid in. Octavo (21cm); maroon cloth covered boards stamped in gilt on cover and spine; dustjacket. 84pp.; Fine Copy; dustjacket is unclipped (priced $11.50); light edgewear, Near Fine condition. A re-issue of author's first collection of poems, originally published in 1958. This edition includes a new foreword by Updike.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51661
- Title
- The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures [Signed Bookplate laid-in]
- Author
- UPDIKE, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Poetry;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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