John Updike: A Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Materials (Signed Limited Edition)
by [John Updike] Jack De Bellis, Michael Broomfield (editors)
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About This Item
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2007. First Edition. First Edition. One of 125 numbered copies SIGNED by John Updike, who provides a foreword. Quarter bound in brown leather with gilt titles and linen cloth-covered boards, with a matching linen cloth slipcase. Included at the rear is a compact disc that enables the user to access all the information in digital form. An immense, profusely detailed bibliography of primary and secondary works by John Updike, with a section of photographs of all his principal volumes, broadsides, etc. A superb bibliographical achievement, a gorgeous fine binding production, and a much-needed resource documenting one of the greatest and most prolific writers of our time.
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- Bookseller
- Royal Books, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 112221
- Title
- John Updike: A Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Materials (Signed Limited Edition)
- Author
- [John Updike] Jack De Bellis, Michael Broomfield (editors)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oak Knoll Press
- Place of Publication
- New Castle, DE
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Books about Books | Literature | Autograph Material
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Books about Books;
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- Fine Binding
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