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Verse by John Updike
The Carpentered Hen and other tame creatures; Telephone Poles and other poems
Crest Book 1st printing Feb 1965
Paperback
4.25 x 7.1 inches, 175 pages

Updike published eight volumes of poetry over his career, including his first book The Carpentered Hen (1958), and one of his last, the posthumous Endpoint (2009). The New Yorker published excerpts of Endpoint in its March 16, 2009 issue. Much of Updike's poetical output was recollected in Knopf's Collected Poems (1993). He wrote that "I began as a writer of light verse, and have tried to carry over into my serious or lyric verse something of the strictness and liveliness of the lesser form." The poet Thomas M. Disch noted that because Updike was such a well-known novelist, his poetry "could be mistaken as a hobby or a foible"; Disch saw Updike's light verse instead as a poetry of "epigrammatical lucidity". His poetry has been praised for its engagement with "a variety of forms and topics", its "wit and precision", and for its… Read More

Crest, Fawcett Publications Inc., 1965. Mass Market Paperback. Used Good. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

Crerst Book, 1965. Soft cover. Very Good. 175 pages. "This special Crest edition of VERSE represents the first appearance of his collected poetry in a single volume, and contains complete the two volumes originally published as The Carpentered Hen and Telephone Poles." Second Crest printing. Preceding the title page is Updike's eight-line verse foreword to the Crest edtion. Mass-market paperback, red-tinted edges faded and faintly foxed, light soil and tiny loss spots on back wrap, gentle vertical fold in front wrap about 1" from edge and extending through page 32. Pages clean and unmarked.

Fawcett, 1965. First edition, first printing. Good reading copy wraps. Small snip from bottom front cover and inside first flyleaf which bothers none of the text. Excellent reading copy in good condition

Fawcett World Library, 1965. First edition. Near fine and bright stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text throughout. First printing

Fawcett / A Crest Book, 1965. First edition. "A Crest Reprint". 1st printing.. Mass-market paperback. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by previous owner. Angular front cover crease. Moderate cover wear. Inside clean, no age-toning.. 1 175 p. Red page edges. Olive green paper covers. Bright white good quality paper. The first appearance of Updike's collected poetry in a single volume. Two separate volumes had appeared as listed in this title.

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications. VG+. 1965. 1st Printing. Paperback. Crest Book #t787, 1965. Stated first Crest printing. First collection of Updike's two poetry books. VG+ condition. Tiny bump to the upper fr ont spine tip. Rubs to the corners and some rubbing to the spine edges . The pages are bright and white. .

New York:: Fawcett Crest,, (1965). First edition -. Very good.. Paperback original - first printing. The first combined appearance of these two early books of poetry - The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures and Telephone Poles and Other poems - in one volume with a new "foreword" (an 8 line poem) by Updike. 175 pp.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Crest, 1965. Softcover. Near Fine. Reprint. Mass market paperback. Near fine with bottom corner creased. A Crest Book, T787.

Fawcett Publications 1965. Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Greenwich, CT: Crest/Fawcett, 1965. First Thus. 175 pp. Mass market paperback. About fine with very light handling and edgewear to wrappers, bright and unread.

Greenwich, Connecticut: Crest Book, 1965. Softcover. Near Fine. First combined edition. Mass market paperback. Near fine with cover edges lightly worn.

UsedGood. **STOCK PHOTOS AND CATALOG INFO MAY VARY FROM ACTUAL BOOK, PLEASE REFER TO SELLER PHOTOS AND ITEM DESCRIPTION FOR MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION. THE SELLER PHOTO SHOWS THE EXACT COPY YOU WILL RECEIVE** This is a used book in GOOD condition. May have minor defects such as wearing to outside cover, a name written on inside cover, or a few notations throughout. Paperback soft cover edition.

Greenwich, Conn.: Fawcett Publications, Inc. , 1965. x, 175 pp. 18 x 11 cm. Stiff paper wrappers printed olive with white, light blue, and yellow titling. First Crest Printing. Very light rubbing to covers, with some light creasing to rear cover. 2 mm wide peeled area along fore edge of rear cover. Signed in black ink by Updike on title page. Interior otherwise clean and unmarked. Binding firm with no creases or cracks. . Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.