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Updike, John. Scenic. Andrew Hoyem / Roxburghe Club, San Francisco, 1976.

Price: US$375.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Poetry broadside, not a book! One of only 150 unnumbered copies printed. Illustrated with vignettes by Valenti Angelo. 9 x 12 inches. A57 in the Updike bibliography. A very good copy, no markings, some light toning and flattened crease to bottom left corner. Uncommon.

Seller: MODLITBOOKS, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Updike, John. Scenic (broadside). Roxburghe Club. Printed by Andrew Hoyem, Arion Press, 1976.

Price: US$375.00 + shipping

Description: Broadside, 12 x 9 inches, poem printed in black ink, with Valenti Angelo decorations in blue ink. 150 copies printed for Gale Herrick, Stan Speck, John Border and Jack Aldridge by Arion Press to present to members of the Roxburge Club of San Francisco at their May 18, 1976 meeting. A57 in Updike bibliography. First edition thus. A fine copy. Double-matted and framed in simulated word-grain. Hansomely presented.

Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.

[Roxburghe Club - Keepsake] Updike, John; Angelo, Valenti (Illustrations). Scenic. Printed by Andrew Hoyem, San Francisco, 1976.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: One of 150 copies, quarto size. John Hoyer Updike (1932-2009), one of only three authors to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, is probably best known today for his "Rabbit" series. He often wrote about "everyday life", and this poem, originally published in 1958 (in "The Carpentered Hen"), touches upon the little things which make the city of San Francisco so memorable to so many. With four blue line-drawing vignettes by Valenti Angelo (1897-1982), a highly regarded designer, illuminator, and decorator of books during a career which spanned decades, doing much of his early work for the Grabhorn Press and The Book Club of California. He also printed books in extremely limited editions under the imprints of "The Golden Cross Press" and "The Press of Valenti Angelo". This lovely broadside was printed by the inimitable Andrew Hoyem, founder of the Arion Press and keeper of the flame of the Grabhorn Press, for Gale Herrick, Stan Speck, John Borden and Jack Aldridge to present to their fellow members of The Roxburghe Club of San Francisco in May, 1976, in an edition of only 150 copies. ___DESCRIPTION: Broadside printed on laid paper with the watermark of "T H Saunders", four line-drawing vignettes in blue by Angelo (a view down a SF street showing alcatraz in the Bay; Coit Tower; a cable car; and the Golden Gate Bridge) which surround the poem, printing in black; quarto size (11 7/8" by 8 15/16"). ___CONDITION: Near fine, clean, free of markings; some light toning along the left margin, a few very light creases along the bottom, and a speck or two of light foxing. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Seller: Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.

Updike, John. Scenic. Andrew Hoyem / Roxburghe Club, San Francisco, 1976.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Poetry broadside, not a book! One of only 150 unnumbered copies printed. Although uncalled for, this copy signed by Valenti Angelo. Illustrated with vignettes by Valenti Angelo. 9 x 12 inches. A57 in the Updike bibliography. A nearly fine copy, no markings, some minor rippling to the sheet. Uncommon. Rear signed.

Seller: MODLITBOOKS, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

Updike, John (Valenti Angelo, Illustrator). Scenic (Broadside Poem). Andrew Hoyem / Roxburghe Club, San Francisco, 1976.

Price: US$600.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Single illustrated piece of paper measuring 9 x 12" tall. A poem by Updike from his Carpentered Hen collection of 1958 reproduced here as a broadside. Decorations by Valenti Angelo. One of 150 unnumbered copies printed by Andrew Hoyem in San Francisco for Gale Herrick, Stan Speck, John Borden & Jack Aldridge to present to their fellow members of the May 1976 meeting of the Roxburghe Club. Fine condition. A57 per the Updike bibliography. Strangely uncommon.

Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.

UPDIKE, John. [Broadside]: Scenic. Andrew Hoyem, San Francisco, 1976.

Price: US$850.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Broadside. Decorations by Valenti Angelo. Approximately 9" x 12". Fine with very slight wear. One of 150 copies prepared to present to members of the Roxburghe Club. One of the scarcer Updike broadsides.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.