Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 12283 PB shelf. NOT ex-library. Oblong red & gold-tamped turquoise cloth. No names, clean text. No dust jacket. Endpspers: music by Felix Mendelssohn; more of his in the text. Unpaginated. Collectible condition
Seller: Gil's Book Loft, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Description: Unpaginated, color plates and b/w illustrations by Warren Chappell, decorative endpapers with music notation; oblong 4to, blue cloth. Very good, spotting cover, bottom page corners, lightly bumped; dust jacket fair, edges very worn witrh loss, soil, tears
Seller: Abstract Books, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, JOHN. BOTTOM'S DREAM. KNOPF, 1969.
Price: US$26.00 + shipping
Description: 1ST EDITION. REMAINDER MARK ON FORE-EDGE OF PAGES, ELSE A FINE COPY IN A FINE JACKET. The remainder mark is a line done with magic marker, about 1 1/2" long touching most pages, there are only about 30 pages. The pen was wider than the pages so it lightly brushed that part of the dust jacket on the fore-edge. It is barely noticable because the book is so thin. Otherwise book and dj are like new.
Seller: Kenneth Starosciak, Bookseller, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John (author), Mendelssohn, Felix (music). BOTTOM'S DREAM. Knopf, NEW YORK, 1969.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Rare poet/author's story adaptation from William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", set to music by Felix Mendelssohn. In turquoise cloth boards with gilt lettering at spine, illustration of Bottom surrounded by faires stamped in red on front panel. Book has a dampstain to the cloth on the front boards and lacks the jacket, otherwise it is crisp, clean and internally unmarked. A terrific book looking for a jacket!
Seller: MARIE BOTTINI, BOOKSELLER, Cotati, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$34.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Adapted from Shakespeare by John Updike. Updike uses many of Shakespeare's own words. Includes notation from music by Mendelsohn. Tight binding. No chips, tears or written inscriptions. "Department of Education" stamp on copyright page. Small dot on top edge of text block. Dust jacket is price-clipped and bottom corner of rear flap is dog-earred. Two small tears on bottom edge of rear jacket panel. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8.0")
Seller: Bibliodditiques, IOBA, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tight crisp clean book in bright blue cloth with illustration to front; unmarked but for faint remainder line to top edge; in crisp dust jacket with three edgetears up to 1".
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Price: US$38.65 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition (first printing). Slim landscape 8vo. Unpaginated [31 pages of printed text]. Blue cloth lettered in gold at the spine and with a brown-stamped illustration to the upper board. With decorated endpapers, a title page decoration, six full-page colour plates and various colour and black and white drawings in the text. A touch of light marking to the cloth margins, and a small area of light miscellaneous soiling to the margin of three adjacent text leaves. A very good copy in non-price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly marked and edge-worn but with so significant loss. A handsome production, seemingly not published in the UK.
Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: hbk oblong 8vo no pagination music scores illus by Warren Chappell dj slightly shelfworn and price-clipped with closed tears and some light rubbing now in protective sleeve internally an excellent clean tight text very good clean tight text
Seller: Sutton Books, Norwich, VT, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, trade issue. Illustrated by Warren Chappell. Music by Felix Mendelssohn. Oblong thin quarto. Light foxing to endpapers, a few pages and covers, bottom corner bumped, very good in a spine-tanned about very good dust jacket with faint staining, light foxing and modest edgewear.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$42.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 10.5 x 7 3/4 inches (26 x 20 cm), blue cloth with embossed illustraton on front, gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket in very good condition with minor chipping along edges. Price on flap has been struck through, endpapers have musical composition with border of vines and creatures. Includes music by Felix Mendelssohn and illustrations by Warren Chappell, full page color illustrations as well as black and white marginalia. The page edges have a 2 inch red remainder mark, that is also on the edge of the dust jacket. (Unnumbered) 27pp.
Seller: Toadlily Books, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, trade issue. Illustrated by Warren Chappell. Music by Felix Mendelssohn. Oblong thin quarto. Fine in pictorial cloth in very good or better dustwrapper with a tiny hole and tear at the edge of the crown.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, trade issue. Illustrated by Warren Chappell. Music by Felix Mendelssohn. Oblong thin quarto. Fine in pictorial cloth in near fine dustwrapper with a light label shadow and age-toning.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John (William Shakespeare). Bottom's Dream. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition (unstated); correct price for 1st intact on front flap. Blue cloth book with illustration in red to cover; gilt lettering on spine. Lovely copy; pages are crisp, text block and boards are like new. Only flaw is a dime-sized area on free front endpaper that has been rubbed and lost some intensity of its green color. The jacket has a three short tears (longest is one-half-inch), presents very nicely. Music by Felix Mendelssohn.
Seller: Barbara Mader - Children's Books, University Place, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This book is hard-bound in blue cloth with red stamping on the upper cover and gilt stamping on the spine, in a price-clipped dust jacket with faint soiling/foxing and light edge-wear. The covers show light scuffing/soiling, edge-wear, and a damp-stain spot at the top of the upper cover. The binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean. This book is Signed/Inscribed by John Updike on the title-page. ; Signed by Author
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition 32 pp, Illustrations Green cloth over board with illustr. and gilt spine title. Illustr. dust jacket with original price 3.95. Text pages interspersed with sections of the score. Book fine, dj with creases and some short closed tears.
Seller: Book Stage, Stratford, ON, Canada
Updike, John. BOTTOM'S DREAM.. Knopf, 1969.
Price: US$122.20 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, trade issue. Illustrated by Warren Chappell. Music by Felix Mendelssohn. Oblong thin quarto. Fine in pictorial cloth in near fine dustwrapper with a very faint stain on the front panel.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$137.50 + shipping
Description: Bookplate signed by Updike loosely laid-in at title page. First printing. Oblong octavo (20cm x 26cm). Blue pictorial cloth, titled in brown on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [32pp]; illus. A fine copy in price-clipped, otherwise Near Fine dustwrapper. A work for children, richly illustrated by Warren Chappell.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, trade issue. Illustrated by Warren Chappell. Music by Felix Mendelssohn. Oblong thin quarto. Fine in very good dustwrapper with age-toning near the spine.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Oblong quarto. Illustrated by Warren Chappell. Fine (lacking the ubiquitous remainder mark usually found on copies) in fine dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
John. Updike. Bottom's Dream. Alfred A. Knopf, 1969.
Price: US$249.99 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: First Edition, First Printing. NOT price-clipped ($3.95 price intact). Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. Signed on title page by John Updike (flat signed, no inscription). Quarto. Blue cloth boards stamped in gold and black. Book is like new; clean, tight, sharp corners, bright spine lettering. Dust jacket has a few small tears along top edge. A very nice signed copy of this scarce John Updike title. Not a remainder. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
Seller: Southampton Books, Southampton, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bottom's Dream. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first edition of Updike's adaptation of Shakespeare's ' A Midsummer Night's Dream ', published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1969. Illustrated by Warren Chappell, music by Felix Mendelssohn. Bound in publisher's library binding with illustrated cloth boards. John Updike has signed the title page of this copy. Near fine with light rubbing at tips and a light spot to the front endpaper.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Bottom's Dream. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Nice clean, bright copy; dj price clipped with light chipping to top and bottom of spine, creases and closed tears to rear of jacket and slight rubbing to front gutter and edges; however, bright and attractive Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Cornelius Muhilly Rare Books, Kansas City, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, trade issue. Illustrated by Warren Chappell. Music by Felix Mendelssohn. Oblong thin quarto. Foxing on the boards, thus very good in very good or better dustwrapper with a couple very small nicks and tears. Signed by Updike.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, trade issue. Illustrated by Warren Chappell. Music by Felix Mendelssohn. Oblong thin quarto. Fine in pictorial cloth and very good dustwrapper with a chip on the rear panel, and a couple of tears. Signed by Updike.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.