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283. UPDIKE, John. Rabbit, Run. NY: Knopf, 1960. A review copy of Updike's second novel, which introduced Rabbit Angstrom and began the sequence of novels that will likely stand as his major work, a four-volume series spanning 30+ years. The chronicle of Rabbit Angstrom is a chronicle of America in the postwar era, and Updike has become without question -- in large part on the basis of this series -- the most collected living American author. Small owner label on flyleaf, and a quote from the book transcribed in pencil on the rear free endpaper; slight dampening to top stain and lower spine; still near fine in a very good dust jacket with wear to the folds and dampstaining that is mostly visible on the verso. A quite attractive copy of this book, with little of the jacket wear or fading that one commonly encounters.

284. UPDIKE, John. Rabbit Redux. NY: Knopf, 1971. The second book in the author's highly praised Rabbit Angstrom series. Nominated for the National Book Award. A couple page corners turned; else fine in a very mildly spine-faded dust jacket.

285. -. Same title. The limited edition. One of 350 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine slipcase.

286. UPDIKE, John. Flirt. [Pittsburgh: International Poetry Forum, 1975]. A broadside poem, measuring approximately 9" x 12", reproducing the author's holograph. This is the issue on blue paper, reportedly scarcer than the white and salmon issues. There were a total of about 500 copies of this ephemeral piece handed out, most of which have disappeared, and it has become something of a "stopper" for collectors among Updike "A" items. Mild edge-sunning, otherwise a fine copy.

287. UPDIKE, John. Rabbit is Rich. NY: Knopf, 1981. The third of his "Rabbit Angstrom" books, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, a rare literary double. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

288. -. Same title, the limited edition. One of 350 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket and slipcase.

289. UPDIKE, John. Rabbit at Rest. NY: Knopf, 1990. The concluding volume in the Rabbit series. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. This is the first trade edition; the true first was issued by the Franklin Library. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

290. -. Same title, the limited edition. One of 350 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in slipcase.

291. UPDIKE, John. The Alligators. (Mankato): Creative Education (1990). First separate appearance of a story that first appeared in The New Yorker and was collected in The Same Door. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Scarce.

292. UPDIKE, John. In the Beauty of the Lilies. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1996. The true first edition, preceding the trade edition. Leatherbound, page edges gilt, with a silk ribbon marker bound in. Signed by the author, with a special introduction by him for this edition. Fine.

293. -. Same title, the first trade edition. NY: Knopf, 1996. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

294. UPDIKE, John. Photograph. 1996. 8" x 10" color photograph of Updike standing, grinning, holding eyeglasses, and leaning against a bookcase. Signed by Updike on April 1, 1996. Mounted and matted together with a 1995 letter to Updike requesting the signing of books, on which he has written, "I'd be happy to/ John Updike." Matted to 20" x 14". The photo could be separated from the letter, if desired, but the backing is apparently permanent. Fine.

295. UPDIKE, John. Toward the End of Time. NY: Knopf, 1997. A novel that was initially published to mixed reviews: Margaret Atwood, in The New York Times Book Review, loved it; David Foster Wallace, a self-proclaimed Updike fan, wrote a scathing review of it in The New York Observer. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

296. UPDIKE, John. January. (n.p.): (Ewert) (1997). A poem by Updike from A Child's Calendar, here issued as a holiday card. Printed in an edition of 150 copies, this is one of 100 unsigned copies. Fine.

297. UPDIKE, John. Gertrude and Claudius. NY: Knopf, 2000. A departure from Updike's usual contemporary suburban milieu and a venture into the realm of the historical novel, with Updike writing about the king and queen of Denmark in the years before the action of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

298. UPDIKE, John. Licks of Love. NY: Knopf, 2000. A collection of short stories and a novella, "Rabbit Remembered," a sequel to the Rabbit Angstrom sequence. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

299. UPDIKE, John. Americana and Other Poems. NY: Knopf, 2001. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

300. (UPDIKE, John). The Zoland Books Poetry Postcard Collection. (Cambridge): (Zoland Books) (1989). Postcard poems by seventeen contemporary poets including Updike, Donald Hall, May Sarton and Marge Piercy. Updike's "postcard," entitled "Seagulls" is 8 1/2" x 11". All the cards have perforated edges and are bound in a stapled folder. Fine.

301. (UPDIKE, John). Exhibition Catalog. (n.p.): University of South Carolina, 1998. A catalog of the exhibition of the Don Greiner collection, with a cover illustration by Updike. Of a total edition of 1250 copies, this is one of 1200 unnumbered copies in stapled wrappers. Fine.

302. (UPDIKE, John). MARSHALL, Robert. The Haunted Major. (Hopewell): Ecco Press (1999). The first American edition of Marshall's 1902 golfing classic, published here with a ten-page introduction by Updike. Small bump to lower edges of boards, otherwise fine in a fine dust jacket, and signed by Updike.

303. (UPDIKE, John). PRITCHARD, William H. Updike: America's Man of Letters. South Royalton: Steerforth Press (2000). "The first comprehensive critical look at the work, career and literary reputation of America's most influential man of letters since Edmund Wilson," according to the publisher. Small bump to upper inner page edges; else fine in a fine dust jacket.

304. WALTERS, Minette. The Dark Room. (London): Macmillan (1995). Fourth book by the award-winning mystery novelist. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

305. WEBB, Charles. The Graduate. (NY): New American Library (1963). The author's first book, a novel that was made into one of the defining movies of the 1960s, which won an Oscar for director Mike Nichols and was Dustin Hoffman's first major film role. Small spot to upper pages in the 40s range; else fine in a near fine dust jacket nicked at the crown. An uncommon book in the first edition and scarce in collectible condition.

306. WHITEHEAD, Colson. The Intuitionist. NY: Anchor Books (1999). Well-received debut novel which quickly went into many printings. Fine in jacket.

307. (WIDEMAN, John Edgar). "Black Fiction and Black Speech" in Writers Speak. (Amherst): The Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (1984). An essay by Wideman, whose fiction has won numerous awards, including two PEN/Faulkner Awards. Mailing label rear cover; else fine in stapled wrappers.

308. WILLIAMS, Tennessee. A Streetcar Named Desire. (NY): New Directions (1947). Williams' most famous play, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Later made into a memorable Oscar-winning film by Elia Kazan. Slight sunning to front free endpaper, but otherwise the book is essentially immaculate; the dust jacket is spine-sunned and also shows some sunning to the upper portion of the front panel. A very attractive, crisp copy of a 20th century high spot.

309. WOMACK, Jack. Going Going Gone. NY: Grove (2000). The advance reading copy of the sixth book in Womack's "Ambient" series, a sort of hard-boiled sci-fi noir fiction. Fine in wrappers.

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