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John Updike. ASSORTED PROSE BY JOHN UPDIKE. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book is tight and clean with gift inscription. Yellow boards show some soiling mainly around edges and some edge wear. Clipped dust jacket has some light marks in the white areas.
Seller: Dick's Book Barn, Trumansburg, NY, U.S.A.
John Updike. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. NY, 1965.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: NYC: Knopf, 1965. 1st edition, VG/G. Book has soiling on spine and both panels. DJ is price-clipped, has wear & chipping to spine ends, corners & some edges, light color fade to spine, rubbing to both panels. 61 essays and reviews. 327 pp. BP
Seller: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A clean copy of the First Edition in an attractive, mildly worn jacket. ; 8.2 X 5.6 X 0.9 inches; 326 pages
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, stated. Bound in yellow cloth-covered boards with author name in silver on the front board and a silver-lettered spine; top page edges tinted gray (now faded). The book is square and unmarked; a ding to the bottom of the front board; spine ends bumped. The dust jacket is price-clipped; light edgewear; age-darkening to the spine; Brodart protected.
Seller: Black Falcon Books, Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in a spine-toned near fine dust jacket with a short tear at the foot.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Topstain a bit sunned else just about fine in a modestly toned and worn, very good dust jacket.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike John. Assorted Prose. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: cloth, dust jacket, xii, 326 pages, Includes bibliographical references, Parodies, humorous sketches, book reviews, and autobiographical writing including, CONTENTS:The American man : what of him? -- Anywhere is where you hang you hat -- What is a rhyme? -- Drinking from a cup made cinchy -- On the sidewalk -- Why Robert Frost should receive the Nobel Prize -- Confessions of a wild bore -- The unread book route -- Alphonse Peintre -- Mr. Ex-resident -- Central Park -- No dodo -- Voices in the Biltmore -- Our own Baedeker -- Postal complaints -- Old and precious -- Spatial remarks -- Dinosaur egg -- Upright carpentry -- Crush vs. whip -- Me´tro gate -- Cancelled -- Morality play -- Obfuscating coverage -- Bryant Park -- John Marquand -- Two heroes -- Doomsday, Mass. -- Grandma Moses -- Spring rain -- Eisenhower's eloquence -- Mostly glass -- Three documents -- Free bee-hours -- Beer can -- Modern art -- The assassination -- T.S. Eliot -- Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu-The dogwood tree : a boyhood -- The lucid eye in silver town -- My uncle's death -- Outing : a family anecdote -- Mea culpa : a travel note -- Eclipse -- Poetry from Downtroddendom -- Snow from a dead sky -- Franny and Zooey -- Credos and curios -- Beerbohm and others -- Rhyming Max -- No use talking -- Stuffed fox -- Honest horn -- Faith in search of understanding -- Tillich -- More love in the western world -- A foreword for young readers -- Creatures of the air -- Between a wedding and a funeral -- How How it is was -- Grandmaster Nabokov. Includes "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu" a story of Ted Williams last game, which Updike attended. Williams hit a home run the last time at bat. One the best American sports stories, spine shows some fade as usual, light chipping to spine ends of d.j. in protective mylar.
Seller: Harry E Bagley Books Ltd, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$40.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Yellow cloth has small spotting to small area on rear board bottom. Brief gift inscription on front endpaper but neat and heartfelt. Corners and text clean and fresh. Price clipped jacket has minor offsetting to top of front panel and two small chips at head of spine. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. ASSORTED PROSE. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$49.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition, stated, 327 pp., publisher's yellow cloth with silver lettering on the cover and spine. Top edge yellow. Some slight discoloration on the cover. the dust jacket has chips at the top and bottom of the spine., the $5.95 price is intact on the dj flap.
Seller: The Antiquarian Shop, Bend, OR, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed by Updike on one of the front free endpapers. Good in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($5.95), generally toned. Yellow cloth, heavily foxed, with silver gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with a brown top stain, clean internally. A collection of Updike's nonfiction prose written the previous decade, with topics including Ted Williams, J.D. Salinger, Vladimir Nabokov, Muriel Spark, Max Beerbohm, among others.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Signed. First Edition. Signed on tipped in page by author John Updike. First Edition. Good in Very Good- unclipped dust jacket; light edge wear to dj. Used, light foxing to boards, spine ends softened, foxing to textblock edge, with NO markings in text. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Near Fine in near fine jacket. Very small ding to top of front board. Jacket has minor rubbing to tips of corners.
Seller: Illustrated Bookshelf, Flagstaff, AZ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose Updike, John. Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1965 Knopf hard cover stated First Edition first printing - signed by Updike on title page - glue residue and label inside cover - label and minor wear to dust jacket (now in mylar cover) otherwise cover and binding like new contents clean - very nice - enjoy
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Mild wear, else a clean copy of the First Edition. SIGNED by Updike on a special tipped-in page! In two price clipped jackets, one Fine, the other Very Good. ; 8.2 X 5.6 X 0.9 inches; 326 pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. ASSORTED PROSE. Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.
Price: US$99.97 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.1
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Updike, John. ASSORTED PROSE. Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.
Price: US$99.97 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.1
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.
Price: US$100.72 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The first edition, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1965. Bound in publisher's light yellow cloth. With review photo of Updike from the rear flap by Irving Fisk laid in. A fine example of the book. The dust jacket (price clipped) is near fine with toning to the spine and a small chip to the top of the spine. This copy has been inscribed by John Updike.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in slightly spine-toned near fine dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.
Price: US$125.86 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Brand New!
Seller: Save With Sam, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Updike, John. ASSORTED PROSE. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$127.80 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Large glue stain to FEP. Minimal wear to jacket edges. Toning. Stated First Edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.
Price: US$128.38 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.
Price: US$128.41 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.
Price: US$129.27 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$130.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Very good in a very good dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$147.60 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First editon stated. Signed by author on tipped in leaf prior to half-title. Unmarked, tight and square. Faint shelf wear at base of spine. Price intact jacket lighted toned at lightly tanned area of spine and top of front flap. Nice copy. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Small stain on front board thus near fine in slightly spine-toned, very near fine dustwrapper. Signed by Updike on the front fly.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full yellow cloth. The spine is stamped in silver and gilt; the front panel in silver. Octavo. Brown topstain. 327pps. Stated First Edition. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textbock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has light wear to the extremities; the original price (5.95) is intact. "Includes Updike's early essays of humor and parody, some reportage for The New Yorker's "Talk of the Town," his description of Ted Williams' last appearance in Fenway Park, several semi- autobiographical first person accounts, and numerous book reviews. These all give us a well-rounded observation of the author. Titles include: "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu," "On the Sidewalk, Mr. Ex-Resident," "Drinking from a Cup Made Cinchy," "The Dogwood Tree: A Boyhood," "The Lucid Eye in Silver Town," "My Uncle's Death," "Beerbohn and Others," "Faith in Search of Understanding," and "More Love in the Western World." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.
Seller: Nooks Of Books , Elkins Park, PA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John.. Assorted Prose.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York., 1965.
Price: US$159.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Octavo. pp [xiv], 327. Ten years of non-fiction prose.Signed by the author on a tipped-in leaf before the half-title page.Fine in very good indeed dustwrapper slightly rubbed at the edges.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
UPDIKE, John. Assorted Prose. Knopf, NY, 1965.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: His first collection of nonfiction, short pieces from The New Yorker and a number of other publications, collected the year after Updike won the National Book Award and was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters. Inscribed by the author: "For ___ ___/ Best wishes to a former Beverlyite/ John Updike." Foxing to foredge and cloth, thus very good in a very good dust jacket, which is also foxed, predominantly on verso. Most of the signed copies of this title that show up have been signed on a tipped-in leaf. Inscribed copies are uncommon. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.
Seller: Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (Lopezbooks), Hadley, MA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper just a trifle toned on the spine. Signed by Updike on a cancel leaf. *De Bellis and Broomfield* A16.b.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$216.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by the author on a tipped in leaf for members of the First Edition Circle, with Kroch's & Brentano's bookmark laid in. Dust jacket very slightly chipped at the edges.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The first edition, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1965. Bound in publisher's lemon yellow cloth. This copy has been inscribed by John Updike; ' For John Gardner, Best Wishes, John Updike. ' Both the book and the dust jacket are fine. An uncommonly nice copy which almost always appears with some toning to the tan panels of the jacket and/or chips to the black spine.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Contains the short story (published separately in a signed, limited edition, "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu" about Ted Williams; chipping to top and bottom of dj spine and top fron cover; dj shows light soiling but still attractive and not price clipped ($5.95) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Cornelius Muhilly Rare Books, Kansas City, MO, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Nice dedication and signature by Updike. Knopf, 1965.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: First editon stated. Signed by author on title page. Unmarked, tight and square. Price intact jacket lighted toned at lightly tanned area of spine and top of front flap. One small neat repair to dj. Nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. pp [xiv], 327. Includes dust jacket.
Seller: LEA BOOK DISTRIBUTORS, Jamaica, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$295.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 327 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by S. Neil Fujita. His 8th book and 1st book of non-fiction. Most of these articles were written for the New Yorker. Signed by Updike on the first sheet. Fine book in a fine dust jacket with the spine very slightly tanned. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, JOHN. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$300.71 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1st ed. VG+ in VG+ price clipped, dust soiled DJ with very shallow chipping to head and heel of spine. Signed by author on prelim.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 327 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by S. Neil Fujita. His 8th book and 1st book of non-fiction. Most of these articles were written for the New Yorker. Signed by Updike for Kroch & Brentano Booksellers on a tipped in page with their First Edition Circle card laid in. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Updike, John.. Assorted Prose.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. A Fine, clean copy in yellow cloth, in a Fine dustwrapper, not price-clipped. SIGNED by Updike on a tipped-in leaf before the half title page. 327pp. Consisting of non-fiction pieces, most of which were written during Updike's brief tenure at The New Yorker; by the time this was published, he had already published two collections of light verse, two novels and two books of short stories. Includes the famous tribute to Ted Williams's last game, "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu" published in the October 22, 1960 issue of The New Yorker. Q06909
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$329.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a decorative bookplate. A VERY CLEAN, NICE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1st printing. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 327 pages. BEAUTIFUL, COLLECTIBLE COPY!
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
Price: US$332.22 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Seven volumes: Assorted Prose (1965), Pick-Up Pieces (1976), Hugging the Shore (1983), Just Looking - Essays on Art (1989), Odd Jobs (1991, signed by the author), More Matter (1999) and Due Considerations (2007). John Updike's collected non-fiction: essays, criticism, reviews, articles, parodies, speeches, travel pieces, obituaries, interviews, prefaces, notes, introductions, letters to and from, memoirs and profiles - 763 pieces, 2,000+pp; 20th century literature, art, obsessions and moments, all covered, along with many nods back to the artists and authors of earlier centuries. The image from the rear panel of Hugging the Shore, adjacent, gives some idea of the author's net. All very good or better in dustwrappers. The seven volumes
Seller: Badger Books, Woollahra, NSW, Australia
Updike, John. Assorted Prose - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$340.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A nice first edition/first printing in Very Near Fine condition in alike dustjacket, SIGNED by author John Updike on a free front end page. De Bellis/Broomfield A16a; Updike's Assorted Prose includes his early essays of humor and parody, some reportage for The New Yorker's "Talk of the Town, " his description of Ted Williams' last appearance in Fenway Park, several semi-autobiographical first person accounts, and numerous book reviews; 8vo; [4], xii, [2], 326, [8] pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Top corners very slightly bumped, still easily fine in fine dustwrapper. Advance Review Copy with slip laid in, the slip is a bit soiled. One of an unknown number of copies Signed by the author on a tipped-in page. A very nice copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Assorted Prose. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, signed issue (issued for distribution by Kroch and Brenato's for members of their 'First Edition Circle'); issued with an extra tipped-in leaf, signed by John Updike. xiii, 327 pp. 8vo. Laid into the book is a card from Kroch's and Brentano's stating that the book is "A first edition, autographed by the author especially for the members of The First Edition Circle." Roberts A11a A fine copy in near fine dust jacket; jacket has two short tears and two small soil spots on front panel, else quite bright First edition, signed issue (issued for distribution by Kroch and Brenato's for members of their 'First Edition Circle'); issued with an extra tipped-in leaf, signed by John Updike.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
John Updike. ASSORTED PROSE. London: Andre Deutsch, 1965.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Advance First English Edition in wrappers and trial dust jacket. Issued using sheets for the first American edition, published by Alfred A. Knopf in New York in 1965. Sewn unbound signatures with the trial dust jacket glued to the spine. The following notice is stamped to the front free endpaper: 'ADVANCE AMERICAN COPY / PROBABLE PUB. DATE [added in holograph: "January '66"] / APPROX. PRICE: [added in holograph: "251-"] / ANDRE DEUTSCH LTD. / 105 GREAT RUSSELL ST. / LONDON, W. C. 1. De Bellis & Broomfield A16 [B]. A near fine copy of an uncommon issue. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.
Seller: Clouds Hill Books, Montclair, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. ASSORTED PROSE. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965.
Price: US$3250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Galleys in spiralbound blue wrappers. Narrow Quarto. Galley sheets printed on the rectos only. The intended price ($5.95) and publication date (May 1965) have been added to the front cover in holograph ink in an unknown hand. This copy has been signed by Updike on the half-title page. Creased at the upper rear corner, with a short tear to the upper rear wrapper at the spine, and traces of tape removal on both the front and rear wrappers, else about near fine. Please contact Clouds Hill Books for additional details and an illustrated catalogue of this item.
Seller: Clouds Hill Books, Montclair, NJ, U.S.A.