Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories [Signed]
by UPDIKE, John
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. First and second printings before publication. Octavo (21cm); grayish-green paper-covered boards and red cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in gilt and silver on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [x],278,[8]pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Touch of dust-soil to upper edge of textblock, else very Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $4.00), sunned at spine and extremities, lightly edgeworn and dust-soiled, with a 2" tear and attendant crease to upper rear flap fold; Very Good. Updike's second collection of short stories.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57738
- Title
- Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories [Signed]
- Author
- UPDIKE, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
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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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- Octavo
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Sunned
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
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