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Updike, John. Jesters Dozen. Lord John Press, Northridge, 1984.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Copy 84 of 150 numbered copies (of a total edition of 200). Contains twelve poems and drawings by Updike for the Harvard "Lampoon" between 1951-54.
Seller: Recycled, Corte Madera, CA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, JOHN. JESTER'S DREAM. LORD JOHN PRESS: NORTHRIDGE, 1984.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: LIMITED #136 OF 150 COPIES. RED CLOTH, PUBLISHER'S PAPER LABEL ON THE SPINE, OCTAVO. DESCRIBED AS "FINE', A MORE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION IS "PRISTINE.
Seller: BRIER ROSE BOOKS, TEANECK, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. JESTER'S DOZEN. Lord John Press, Northridge, 1984.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Number 77of 150 copies in red boards, all signed by John Updike. Back cover is slightly dirty.
Seller: Euclid Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Jester's Dozen. Lord John Press, 1984.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited to 150 copies, of which this is # 80, SIGNED by John Updike on the limitation page. A few pages unopened. Fine volume; without a jacket, as issued.
Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. JESTER'S DOZEN. Lord John Press, Northridge, 1984.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Number 38 of 50 deluxe copies in multicolored boards, all signed by John Updike.
Seller: Euclid Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John.. JESTER'S DREAM.. Lord John Press, California, 1984., 1984.
Price: US$201.54 + shipping
Description: 8vo, 31pp, black and white illustrations. A near fine hardback copy in decorated boards with black cloth spine. Presentation copy in deluxe binding, signed by the author.
Seller: Sainsbury's Books Pty. Ltd., Camberwell, VIC, Australia
Updike, John. Jester's Dozen (Signed Limited Edition). Lord John Press, Northridge, CA, 1984.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited Edition of just 150 numbered copies (200 total), this being a very low #2. Signed boldly by the author directly to the colophon page. The book is unread and is absolutely fine in red cloth covered boards, with no dust jacket - as issued. A pristine collectible copy of a very scarce Updike work. From the esteemed modern first collection of Joy Kritzer, friend of Herb Yellin, publisher of Lord John (hence the very low limitation number). A unique copy thus. Please be sure to check out the other signed John Updike/Lord John 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.
Updike, John. Jester's Dozen. Lord John Press, Northridge, CA, U.S.A., 1984.
Price: US$248.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A beautiful Limited Numbered First Edition signed by the late John Updike on the limitation page and numbered #15 of 150 numbered copies. From the library of the late Herb Yellin who was the founder and publisher of Lord John Press, the publisher of this book. The book is in fine condition and bound in fine red cloth. Includes 33 unnumbered pages. Consists of twelve poems and essays that are generally light-hearted. Also issued in a deluxe edition of which there were 50 copies.
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, JOHN. Jester's Dozen. Lord John Press, Northridge, CA, 1984.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition. Red cloth with paper spine label. Twelve poems selected by Updike from the forty or so that he wrote for the Harvard Lampoon from 1951 to 1954, while he was an undergraduate there. Foreword and illustrations by the author. One of 150 numbered copies (#75) signed by Updike. Fine.
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Jester's Dozen. Lord John Press, Northridge, California, 1984.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Cloth with printed paper spine label. Fine. One of 150 numbered copies Signed by the author, this copy unnumbered and out of series. *De Bellis and Broomfield* A101.a.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Jester's Dozen. Lord John Press, Northridge, California, 1984.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Cloth with printed paper spine label. Trifle cocked, still fine. One of 150 numbered copies Signed by the author. *De Bellis and Broomfield* A101.a.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
John Updike. Jester's Dozen 2 ltd. ed. SIGNED copies. Lord John Press, 1984.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Two SIGNED limited edition copies of Jester's Dozen by John Updike. One copy is a Fine Signed ltd. ed. copy, 1/150. The Other copy is a Fine, Signed deluxe ltd. ed. copy, 1/50.
Seller: D & L Fine Books, Richboro, PA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Jester's dozen. Lord John Press, Northridge, 1984.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Edition limited to 200 copies signed by Updike, this being one of 150 copies bound in red cloth with a printed spine label (this the binder's copy and out-of-series); 8vo, pp. [38]; printed in red and black throughout; 9 cartoon illustrations by Updike; fine copy. Twelve of forty or so poems written by Updike for the Harvard Lampoon, 1951-55. Designed and printed by Allan Kormblum at the Toothpaste Press, and the binding is by Campbell-Logan Bindery.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Jester's Dozen. Lord John Press, Northridge, California, 1984.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Cloth with printed paper spine label. Very slightly cocked, else fine. One of 150 numbered copies Signed by the author. *De Bellis and Broomfield* A101.a.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
John Updike. Jester's Dozen. Lord John Press, Northridge California, 1984.
Price: US$292.00 + shipping
Description: Numbered 15 out of 50 and signed, in red ink, by John Updike. In fine condition with the faintest touch of rubbing to edges. Embossed emblem on contents page. Contents include: Overheard in Widener, How to Watch a Crew Race, Professor Harlow Shapley Warbles the Praises of Natural Sciences 115, "My head was whirling when I went", Lines, The Summer Reader, Lines on the passing of the Jackolantern, Reverie, I Like to Sing Also, Ballade for Subway Sitters, "With the River Charles", and "The world, my son, is huge and hard and hot". Designed and printed by Allan Kornblum of The Toothpaste Press. Binding by Campbell-Logan. Paper is Frankfurt White. The Spectrum type was handset by Denise Grimsman.
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John.. Jester's Dozen.. Lord John Press, Northridge, California., 1984.
Price: US$354.27 + shipping
Description: First edition. Octavo. pp [48]. Cloth-backed patterned boards. Poems written in the early fifties, together with the author's humorous drawings. Number 8 of 50 specially bound copies signed by the author. Fine. Not issued in dustwrapper.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
UPDIKE, John. Jester's Dozen. Lord John Press, Northridge, California, 1984.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Cloth with printed paper spine label. Small nick in spine label affecting two letters in Updike's name, else fine. Copy 19 of 50 specially bound and numbered copies (of a total edition of 150) Signed by the author. *De Bellis and Broomfield* A101.b.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Jester's Dozen. Lord John Press, Northridge, CA, 1984.
Price: US$425.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: 50 pages. First limited edition, one (40) of 50 specially bound copies signed by Updike on the special limitation page located at the end of the book. Foreword & illustrations by Updike. Twelve poems selected by Updike from the forty or so that he wrote for the Harvard Lampoon from 1951 to 1954, while he was an undergraduate there. As new book withour dust jacket as issued. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Updike, John. JESTER'S DOZEN. Lord John Press, Northridge, 1984.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, limited to 150 numbered copies and 50 specially bound numbered copies all signed by Updike. Copy #45 of the 50 specially bound copies. Foreword and illustrations by Updike. Quarter-cloth with printed label on spine, Patterened paper over boards. Issued without dustjacket. Fine condition. Contains twelve poems and drawings by Updike for the Harvard "Lampoon" between 1951-54.
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Jester's Dozen. Lord John Press, Northridge, California, 1984.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Cloth with printed paper spine label. Fine. Designated in letterpress as a "Presentation Copy" and Signed by the author. *De Bellis and Broomfield* A101.c.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Jester's Dozen. Lord John Press, Northridge, California, 1984.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Quarto. Red cloth boards and paper spine label. Fine. Copy 1 of 150 numbered copies Signed by Updike. From the library of Lord John Press publisher Herb Yellin, who retained the earliest of all the lettered and numbered copies from his fine press. *De Bellis and Broomfield* A101.a.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Jester's Dozen. Lord John Press, Northridge, California, 1984.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Quarto. Quarter black cloth and decorated white papercover boards in red, gold, and black floral patterns. Fine. Copy 1 of 50 specially bound and numbered copies Signed by Updike. From the library of Lord John Press publisher Herb Yellin, who retained the earliest of all the lettered and numbered copies from his fine press. *De Bellis and Broomfield* A101.b.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.