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Updike, John. Telephone Poles, and Other Poems.. Knopf, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1963.
Price: US$6.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 83pp. Updikes second collection of poetry, addressing man's perennial Cosmic embarassment, throwing us all a lifeline - the gentling of being guided by a friend. Viz. the Flirt: Her charms are those of a fine old book with half-cut pages, bound in warm plush at her neck's white nape. Price clipped dj, lyghtly stamped ex-library.
Seller: Lou Manrique - Antiquarian Bookseller, Port Townsend, WA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Knopf, 1963, 1963.
Price: US$8.95 + shipping
Description: First edition With Dennis Stock photograph on back cover. Good ex-library in like dustjacket looking for a new library
Seller: Longhouse, Publishers & Booksellers, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A Knopf, 1963.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 84pp. Brown cloth spine with blue boards, DJ has light rubbing along edges, small chips upper spine edge, large chip upper front cover, small tear lower back cover, First Edition, Collection of poems by John Updike,
Seller: Karen Wickliff - Books, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Updike, John.. TELEPHONE POLES / and Other Poems.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963., 1963.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: - Octavo, light blue boards backed with brown cloth in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed & chipped with the spine slightly sunned. The edges of the rear panel are darkened & there are short tears to its top edge with a piece out. viii, [i], 83 & [2] pages plus colophon. There is light soiling to pages 82 and 83, else near fine in a very good dust wrapper. First edition.
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, 1963.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963, stated first edition. Light wear and fading to boards. Clipped dust jacket is covered in mylar with a patch of fading and some toning. Binding solid and text clean.
Seller: Smith Family Bookstore Downtown, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, 1963.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: text clean and unmarked. binding tight. boards have light wear. edges of pages have light wear. mylar-covered dust jacket has age-related wear.
Seller: Smith Family Bookstore Downtown, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Gift inscription, else near fine in a price-clipped very good dust jacket with a few small chips and modest toning. Author's second collection of poetry.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, JOHN. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$26.20 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Quarter brown spine with silver and gold lettering, over green paper boards. Lightly sunned at the edges. Presentation gift copy with appx. 30 ink signatures to flyleaf, contents otherwise clean, in a price clipped dust jacket with a couple of small chips and sunned edges.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Updike, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Dust jacket with tiny edge tear.
Seller: By Books Alone, Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Light wear at the bottom corners, else fine in a price-clipped, very good dust jacket with short tears and small chips, and a crease on the front flap. Author's second book of poems.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$39.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 84 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Second collection of John Updike's poetry. Dust jacket price-clipped. Age toning and light fading to dust jacket as well. Blue toning to top text block edge. Light spotting and age toning to text block. A tight and clean copy. Record # 951507
Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First Edition stated on the copyright page. Original price of $4.00 printed on front flap of dust jacket. Previous owner's inscription on the front free endpage.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. Hardbound book in dustwrapper. 83 pp. Stated first edition. Brown cloth spine over paper-covered boards. A lovely near fine copy in price-intact dustwrapper. Nice copy of an early Updike title.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
John Updike. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$89.18 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A first edition of this collection of poetry by John Updike. Including titles such as 'Marriage Counsel', 'How to be Uncle Sam', and 'Old-Fashioned Lightning Rod'. In a cloth binding with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, with just some slight bumping. Dustwrapper is sound, though with some edgewear, and some chipping. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Updike, John. TELEPHONE POLES AND OTHER POEMS. Knopf, 1963.
Price: US$105.77 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.56
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
John Updike. Telephone Poles and other poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1963.
Price: US$124.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A square solid tight very carefully read copy. This copy is slightly bowed, it has two corner bumps. The partially PC jacket has some light rubbing, light soil, chipping at the top of the spine. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY. This copy has been signed John Updike on the title page.
Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Knopf, 1963.
Price: US$149.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Stated First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($4.00 price intact). Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Octavo. Brown quarter cloth over light green boards stamped in gold with black topstain. Book is like new; clean and crisp with no writing or names. Spine straight and corners sharp. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is very good with shelf wear/a few small nicks at corners. A fine copy of this early Updike poetry book. Book has been placed in a custom acetate protector. 84 pages. 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 ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Seller: Southampton Books, Southampton, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition stated. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, tiny chips at spine ends, a hint of browning rear panel. Updike's 2nd collection of poetry. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. A beautiful copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. A beautiful copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Description: Slim 8vo. [7], vii-viii, [4], 3-83, [9] pp. Quarter green cloth over green paper boards with silver lettering on the front board and silver and gold lettering on the spine; grey topstain. Price of $4.00 on front flap of jacket. A very attractive copy of Updike's second collection of poetry. A close to Fine book in a Near Fine jacket with minor toning to the spine panel.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$172.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Printing. Signed by the author to a laid-in decorative bookplate. The book is near fine, with the only flaw being a small area rubbed off of the top corner of the first endpage. Otherwise fine, binding square and tight. The price-clipped dust jacket -- now protected by a removable Brodart archival cover -- is otherwise near fine, with only minor edgewear, causing a few tiny 1/8" edge tears (professionally repaired), and light soiling to the rear panel. Overall a sharp collectible copy of a scarce early Updike work. Please be sure to check out the other John Updike titles in our inventory. We ship all of our 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. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover. First edition, first printing. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Minor foxing to the top page edges. Price clipped. Updike's second collection of poetry. Signed inscribed by John Updike on the title page. Signed by the author.
Seller: Sawtooth Books, ABAA, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, JOHN. Telephone Poles and other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$178.37 + shipping
Description: Perfect copy as new but dust-jacket though complete and unfaded (even the white titling) has half-inch clean tear at spine by the front cover, and half inch clean tear at spine, at back cover. A small piece of tape on verso would fix each but we leave that to the buyer. No paper missing, no price clipping. Perfect copy as new but dust-jacket though complete and unfaded (even the white titling) has half-inch clean tear at spine by the front cover, and half inch clean tear at spine, at back cover.
Seller: Indexbooks/Peter Gidal, london, United Kingdom
Updike, John. Telephone Poles. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The first edition ( stated ) published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1963. Updike's second collection of poetry after Carpentered Hen. This copy is inscribed by Updike; ' For Chuck Beauchea, I'm glad you like this one, John Updike.' There is a black and white photo of Updike laid in ( corresponding to the photo of the author on the rear panel. The photo notes a publication date of September 16th. 9/16 is also written underneath the price of $4.00 on the jacket flap. The book is in fine condition. The dust jacket is hear fine with a small chip to the top edge of the front panel and a nail head sized chip to the same edge where it meets the spine fold.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Telephone Poles and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a single, nearly invisible spot on the front panel. A lovely, fresh copy of the author's second book of poems.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John.. Telephone Poles and Other Poems.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Fine copy in a Fine jacket, not price-clipped, slightly toned along spine panel. SIGNED by Updike on a dedicated (with title typed on old typewriter) bookplate laid in. 84pp. Updike's second collection of poems, and his seventh book. Q04844
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Telephone Poles. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.
Price: US$395.00 + 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. Author's second collection of poems. BEAUTIFUL, COLLECTIBLE COPY!
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
Updike, John. TELEPHONE POLES AND OTHER POEMS. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963.
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Uncorrected Proof Copy in wrappers. Octavo. Proof sheets printed on the rectos only. There is an Alfred A. Knopf label affixed to the front cover on which both the proposed price and publication date are still unknown at the time the proofs were issued (a question mark "?" is indicated in both places). This copy has been signed by Updike on the front free endpaper. There are traces of tape removal on the front wrapper, and the wrappers are lightly creased, else generally 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.