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Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$6.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: DJ is price-clipped and has light edge wear.
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$7.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 206 pp. Spine faded, cover a little sunned.
Seller: Persephone's Books, Gastonia, NC, U.S.A.
Updike, John. BECH: A BOOK. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1970, 206pp, orange cloth, slight marking front ep, crease to dj flap, small hole at spine of dj, vg/g.
Seller: Russ States, Oil City, PA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. BECH: A BOOK. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970., 1970.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. 1970. Very good. - Octavo, cloth, in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is very lightly rubbed & soiled with a light crease to the front flap. vi, [iii], 206 & [3] pages. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. First edition.
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Stated first edition. Orange cloth with gilt and silver lettering. Unclipped dust jacket. Contents clean and tight with no marks or inscriptions. PayPal accepted.
Seller: Diamond Island Books, Gorham, ME, U.S.A.
John Updike. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf Borzoi Book, New York, 1970.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: hardcover (1970,c1970) in DJ with $5.95 price, 4th printing July 1970 as stated, no markings, age tone and lift to DJ edges
Seller: Philosopher's Stone Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, JOHN. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Type: Hardback Type: Ex-Library Hardcover Ex-Library Book in Good Condition, without Jacket. John Updike's fictional character, Jewish American novelist Henry Bech, made his first appearance over 70 years ago in John Updike's "The Bulgarian Poetess" and other short stories, which were then compiled into books, of which this is the first. Anti-hero Henry Bech is John Updike's irreverent alter-ego. Bound in deep red cloth, with light scuffing to extremities, a faint one inch whitish line on front near bottom spine corner and a slight discolored line near fore edge. Minimal lib markings, no pocket or card. Tight and solid. Rough cut. Paste-down has stain down outer edge. Internals quite clean and free from any markings, no creases, lightly toned pages. Front endpaper has been removed. Includes excerpts from the unpublished Russian journal of Henry Bech, Appendix A. 220 pages including bibliography. 8.5 x 5.6 inches. 1970, Alfred A Knopf, New York, New York, USA
Seller: The Parnassus BookShop, Newport, WA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: a Book. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$11.70 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Nice copy, bright fresh and clean. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John.. Bech: A Book.. New York, Alfred A. Knopf 1970., 1970.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Hardcover. Small price-sticker blemish on fly-leaf, o/w fine in fine dustjacket with light soiling on rear panel.
Seller: Larsen Books, Exeter, NSW, Australia
Updike, John. Bech: a Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$13.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In Dj; 8 vo.
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$14.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Orange cloth hardcover, stated first edition. Dust jacket has the price showing. Light signs of age. We ship fast.
Seller: Mountain Books, Kent, CT, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 206 pages. The first book in his very popular Henry Bech series. A clean and tight near fine copy in orange cloth boards in a very good plus dust jacket with a few small edge tears and minor wear.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: vi, 206 p. ; 21 cm
Seller: Inkberry Books, Niwot, CO, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Later. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Remainder mark. Dustwrapper rubbed, price clipped, browning. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: D-j has shelf wear. Top edge soiled.
Seller: Encanto Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
John Updike. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. NY, 1970.
Price: US$19.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: NYC: Knopf, 1970. 1st edition (1st in this series), VG/NF. Book has light wear to spine ends, small dent on lower rear panel, some spotting to page edges. DJ has light wear to spine ends & corners, scattered edge wear, light color fade to spine. Two appendices (B is the bibliography. 206 pp. BP
Seller: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book [FIRST EDITION]. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. Orange cloth. Dust jacket. 206 pp. Minor jacket edge wear. Jacket flaps are creased. This is a stated first edition of Updike's bestselling novel.
Seller: Uncharted Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in near fine, very lightly soiled dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Some soiling to the page edges in fine dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Near fine in near fine dustwrapper. Dustwrapper lightly chipped at spine top and corners. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$21.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 206 + pp. A great, almost spotlessly clean copy and dust jacket! Solidly and tightly bound, essentially and nearly flawless copy and dust jacket with minimal internal and external wear and use. Copy with crisp pages, spotlessly clean text, and light shelf wear. Smooth covers. Dust jacket shows minimal, minor or light wear around edges.
Seller: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.
Price: US$21.83 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Updike, John. BECH: A BOOK. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A collection of Updike's short stories featuring Henry Bech, ambitious author and academic, most of which first appeared in "The New Yorker;" some small stains on fep o/w clean, tight, square; the price-clipped dustjacket shows some edgewear.
Seller: H. W. Gumaer, Bookseller, Canandaigua, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., A Borzoi Book, New York, New York, USA, 1970.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., A Borzoi Book, New York, New York, USA, 1970. First printing (no other printings shown) of First Edition (stated). Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Possibly Unread. Text block is white, tight, straight and square, with yellow topstain, and unmarked except for prior owner's embossed stamp on front free endpaper. Slight foxing to edges. Binding is full bright reddish orange cloth with author's name embossed in bright silver title to the front board and title in bright silver on spine, and all corners square and sharp. Dust Jacket is bright with minor soiling, and intact with only a 5 mm tear to top rear at spine, which has been discreetly closed with archival (pH neutral) materials. The original price ($5.95) is intact on front flap and date "6/70" on lower reap flap. 206 + ii pages. 5 1/4" x 8 1/4".
Seller: Mattabesset Books, Kensington, CT, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, JOHN. Bech: a book. Alfed A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$22.50 + shipping
Description: First edition, 8vo, pp. [2], x, 209; very good copy in jacket, some soiling on front free endpaper and fore edge of text block. Jacket contains several illustrations by Arnold Roth.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: As new copy with some tiny creasing along upper edge of rear jacket panel.
Seller: Craig Hokenson Bookseller, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, JOHN. BECH: A BOOK. NEW YORK NY ALFRED A KNOPF CO 1970., 1970.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: F/NF. REAR FLAP OF D.J. IS CREASED. AN EXCELLANT COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First and second printing before publication. Near fine in a very good soiled dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Near fine with some small stain spots on the boards, a small thin stain line on the bottom edge of the pages, in a very good dustwrapper with light edgewear, scuffing.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
John Updike. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Collection of stories, five of which were previously published in the New Yorker, which relate the adventures of an American writer as he tours Russia and other Communist-bloc nations Jacket has tear in front top Piece(s) of the spine missing. Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.
Price: US$26.07 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.
Price: US$28.36 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, JOHN. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 206 pages. First Trade Edition. First of three books of stories about Updike's alter ego Henry Bech. Jacket art by Arnold Roth. Fine in dustjacket that is price-clipped, else fine.
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Top corner of front fly clipped, near fine in fine dustwrapper with a tiny, light crease on the front flap.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, trade issue. Slight toning else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some rubbing and a tiny tear on the rear flap fold.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Slight toning on the board edges else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with edgewear.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with a small tear on the rear panel.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Spotting on the top stain else near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with creasing and a small tear on the rear panel.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Some spotting on the boards thus near fine in a very good dust jacket with internal foxing and edgewear.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$30.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cloth. vii, 206 pp. Jacket has short tears. A solid copy.
Seller: Magic Carpet Books, Carson City, NV, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES 3rd printing. Very good in nicked creased dust jacket.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper with some soiling.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a tiny, light crease on the front flap.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech a Book. Knopf, 1970.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: An excellent copy of First Edition. Book and dj fine. Price uncut.
Seller: LEA BOOK DISTRIBUTORS, Jamaica, NY, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, JOHN. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Trade Edition. First of three books of stories about Updike's alter ego Henry Bech. Fine in fine dustjacket.
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine, stated first edition / first printing, red cloth over boards with silver font on cover and spine, 206 pps. Unmarkekd, no writing, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket is price is intackt. Overall bright and without tears. The first collection of Henry Bech stories -- Bech was Updike's alter ego, a fictional famously unproductive Jewish-American writer. Most of the Bech stories originally appeared in The New Yorker.
Seller: A Turn of the Page Books, Fishers, IN, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$44.00 + shipping
Description: Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Fully bound in orange cloth. Both the spine and the front board are silver-stamped. Yellow topstain. 206pps. Mild rubbing to the spine-ends. Also, there is a faint, almost indiscernible lean to the spine. Otherwise clean, tight, and bright. All tips are sharp. No reading wear or previous owner's markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has touches of rubbing; no chips, sunning, or tears. The original price is intact. A very nice copy. ".From Henry Bech's own foreword: Dear John, you are right. This monotonous hero who disembarks from an airplane, mouths words he doesn't quite mean, has vaguely to do with some woman, and gets back on the airplane, is certainly one Henry Bech. Until your short yet not unlongish collection, no revolutionary has concerned himself with our oppression, with the silken mechanism whereby America reduces her writers to imbecility and cozenage." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Money back guarantee. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.
Seller: Nooks Of Books , Elkins Park, PA, U.S.A.
John Updike. BECH A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$48.88 + shipping
Description: Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 8.0 X 4.9 X 1.0 inches; 272 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
John Updike. Bech a Book 1ST Edition. KNOPF, ALFRED A, 1970.
Price: US$54.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Specially bound signed limited edition (175/500) hardcover in jacket and slip case in as new condition. First edition first printing. C67 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal
Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John (1932-2009). Bech: A Book. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970, 1970.
Price: US$61.84 + shipping
Description: [American Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.[2] x; 206 [6]. Publisher's orange cloth with silver titles to spine and upper. Top edge yellow. With the dust-jacket illustrated by Arnold Roth, priced at $5.95. A stain to jacket spine head, otherwise light general handling only. A bright, crisp near fine copy.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Updike, John. Bech a Book 1ST Edition. KNOPF, ALFRED A, 1970.
Price: US$64.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1970 Alfred A. Knopf (New York), rebound in 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches tall full leather, gilt ruling to front and rear covers, six raised bands, gilt design and lettering to spine, vii, 206 pp. Slight soiling and rubbing to covers. Slight staining to lower margins of first few pages of the prefatory material. Otherwise, a very good copy of this Updike title in a magnificent leather binding. ~SP30~ [2.0P] The Jewish American novelist Henry Bech - procrastinating, libidinous, and tart-tongued, his reputation growing while his powers decline - made his first appearance in 1965, in John Updike?s 'The Bulgarian Poetess.' That story won the O. Henry First Prize, and it and the six Bech adventures that followed make up this collection. 'Bech is the writer in me,' Updike once said, 'creaking but lusty, battered but undiscourageable, fed on the blood of ink and the bread of white paper.' As he trots the globe, promotes himself, and lurches from one woman?s bed to another?s, Bech views life with a blend of wonder and cynicism that will make followers of the lit-biz smile with delight and wince in recognition.
Seller: Flamingo Books, Menifee, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John & Arnold Roth illus.. BECH A BOOK. New York, Knopf, 1970.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Dirt and water stained, not much to be sd for it.INSCRIBED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR OF THE D.J.For .whom there's no turning Bech.with A WONDERFUL INK DRAWING of a face(the illustrator) coming out his head as a flute.and signed 1970.VVbrm3/1
Seller: NUDEL BOOKS, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. BECH: A BOOK. Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.
Price: US$95.88 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book (Signed/Inscribed First Edition). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Printing. Signed and inscribed boldly by the author directly to the front endpage. From the esteemed modern first collection of Joy Kritzer. The book is unread but in very good condition, with light tape marks to the boards, slight corner tapping, and what appears to be a glue stain to the rear endpage. The dust jacket, which is now protected by a removable Brodart archival cover, is near fine with just light overall wear. A very nice collectible copy; rather scarce inscribed of course. Please be sure to check out the other signed John Updike titles in my inventory. I ship all of my books bubble-wrapped in sturdy, very well-padded boxes, so they are guaranteed to arrive in the exact same condition as when they left. Please feel free to email with any questions/offers/trades and thank you for supporting small independent booksellers everywhere.
Seller: Dexter's Book Cellar, Stratford, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: pp. vi, [6], 3-206, [3]. 8vo. Stated First Edition in special decorative cloth binding with dust jacket and slipcase box. Signed by John Updike and numbered, limited to 500 copies. Slipcase has a few very minor scuffs, but very attractive. Dust jacket has slight fading on the spine, otherwise bright and attractive, no tears or chips. Book is solid, square, tight, and very clean, like new. No former owner's names or marks.
Seller: ARABESQUE BOOKS, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. BECH: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1970.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. VG/G. 1970. Ltd. First Edition. Cloth w/DJ. Of the First Edition of BECH: A Book 500 Copies have been printed on Special Paper and Specially Bound. Each is Signed by the Author and Numbered. This one is #309 . 8vo., 206 pp., DJ spine faded, slipcover rubbed & faded .
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech:; A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. [vii], 206 pp. Number 172 of 500 copies signed and numbered by the author. Hardcover binding in unclipped dustwrapper, fine condition in publisher's pictorial slipcase. (10339).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$140.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a touch of sunning on the spine in a fine slipcase. One of 500 numbered copies Signed by the author. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo, patterned cloth, d.w. (spine lightly sunned). New York: Knopf, 1970. Limited First Edition. One of 500 numbered copies, printed on special paper and specially bound, signed by Updike.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo, patterned cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1970. Limited First Edition. Number 468 of 500 copies, printed on special paper and specially bound, signed by Updike, who has additionally inscribed : "More power to what people? Vote a straight ticket! /s/Henry Bech." Fine, in publisher's pictorial board slipcase.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited edition of 500 specially bound hand-numbered copies signed by John Updike directly on the colophon. octavo, 206 pages. Light tanning to jacket spine, else book, dust jacket, and slipcase in fine condition.
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Limited SIGNED ed., one of 500 signed by Updike on tipped-in limitation page. [x], 206, [4] pp. 8vo. Patterned red cloth and printed orange dustjacket; fine in printed paper slipcase Limited SIGNED ed., one of 500 signed by Updike on tipped-in limitation page.
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 206 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket art by Arnold Roth. His 13th book and 6th novel. Signed by Updike on the 1st sheet. His book about Jewish writers and specifically about Saul Bellow. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John.. Bech: A Book.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York., 1970.
Price: US$161.03 + shipping
Description: First edition. Octavo. pp [xiv], 206.Number 324 of 500 copies copies signed by the author, printed on special paper and specially bound.Fine in fine dustwrapper and fine pictorial card slipcase.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Updike, John. Bech: A Book; Bech Is Back; and Bech at Bay 3 Volumes. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$168.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Three volumes, each is a first edition. Volume one very good with modest cover wear and creased dj. Volume two is near fine with creased dj. Volume three book and dj are fine. Each volume is inscribed to Tony Bambace, a well known New York book dealer.
Seller: Uncommon Books, Glastonbury, CT, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: With the slipcase, also fine. Number 40 or 200 copies, signed.
Seller: John R. Sanderson, Bookseller , Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper and fine slipcase. One of 500 numbered copies Signed by the author. A very nice copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A book. ALFRED KNOPF, 1970.
Price: US$270.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: STORED NEW PRISTINE CONDITION SANITIZED THEN WRAPPED PHOTOS OF BOOK EMAILED UPON REQUEST
Seller: BooksByLisa, Highland Park, IL, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed, limited boxed edition #61//500; Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Cornelius Muhilly Rare Books, Kansas City, MO, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bech: A Book; Bech is Back; Bech at Bay. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Three volume trilogy, "Bech: A Book" (1970); "Bech is Back" (1982); "Beck at Bay" (1998). Octavos, red-brown cloth lettered in gilt and silver; unclipped pictorial dust jackets. First editions. A gorgeous set, with each volume signed by Updike.
Seller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$508.86 + shipping
Description: First editions. Bech is Back signed by the author. 8vo., 3 volumes, original cloth with dust wrappers designed by Arnold Roth. A near fine set.
Seller: G. Heywood Hill Ltd ABA, London, United Kingdom
UPDIKE, John. Bech: A Book. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1970.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author: "for Susan Sheehan, an old-time Bechite, Cheers, John Updike." Updike and Sheehan were colleagues at *The New Yorker* for nearly 50 years, both, among other things, contributing frequently to *The Talk of the Town*. Both won Pulitzer Prizes: Updike for *Rabbit is Rich* and *Rabbit at Rest*; Sheehan for General Non-Fiction for her 1983 book *Is There No Place on Earth for Me?* A lovely copy and a nice association.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. BECH: A BOOK. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.
Price: US$6500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Uncorrected Galley Proofs. Long folio sheets, 67 pages, unbound (as issued). Publisher's uncorrected galleys, dated in type "1/12/70" and stamped on the cover sheet "Duplicate Author's Proof. Jan 15 1970." Also affixed to the cover sheet is a large printed label stating "An 'A' Book To Be Considered At The Next Meeting." Due to the large format, the cover and a few sheets have edge wear, with a few short tears, there is a typed label affixed to the first sheet, the galleys have been folded twice, else they are generally in very good condition. Please contact Clouds Hill Books for additional details and an illustrated catalogue of this item.
Seller: Clouds Hill Books, Montclair, NJ, U.S.A.