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John Updike. THE CENTAUR. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$8.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: This copy is in quite nice condition with owner's name. The dust jacket has many edge tears, scuffing, and a couple ink stains on the back.

Seller: Dick's Book Barn, Trumansburg, NY, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$14.40 + shipping

Description: A retelling of the myth of Chiron, the noblest and the wisest of the centaurs, who, painfully wounded and yet unable to die, gave u[p his immortality on behalf of Prometheus. In the retelling, Olympus becomes Olinger High School, Chiron a teacher of general science there, and Prometheus, his fifteen-year-old son. Tight, clean, no markings; very good to fine condition. Dust jacket shows light edgewear. One inch and a half closed tear from top edge down the back joint of jacket. Grey paper covered boards. Black cloth spine. Stamped in silver

Seller: Frogtown Books, Inc. ABAA, Toledo, OH, U.S.A.

John Updike. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$18.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Creasing and minor tears to the DJ, especially along the edges. PO name inside front page. DJ now protected in brodart wraps. Pages are clean and free from markings or creases. Binding is tight. BP

Seller: Bookplate, Chestertown, MD, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Centaur. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 303 pp, mythological index, note about author; 8vo, white boards/black cloth, near fine; priced dust jacket edge wear, small piece missing, good

Seller: Abstract Books, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 302+ pages. Covers are a little aged along edges. Volume remains tight and clean, showing only very slight other signs of use. Dust jacket has a few scratches and scuffs. There is scattered wear and small tears along edges. Jacket is now in a clear Brodart protective sleeve.

Seller: Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps, Chanute, KS, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, 1963.

Price: US$25.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: iv + 306, stated First Edition, a novel, mythological index. Black cloth backed & pale gray papered (5.75" x 8.3")) boards, in illustrated DJ. Binding tight and square, pages clean, unmarked and well-preserved, exterior crisp. Unclipped DJ, worn at the edges, esp top spine, in acetate protector. Size: Octavo

Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.

John Updike. The Centaur. Fawcett Books Group, 1963.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Alfred A. Knopf; New York, 1963. Hardcover. First edition. Very Good, top edge stained red with some light damp stains, sunned along board edges, lightly sunned pages, first front free endpaper missing, binding sturdy and intact, in a Good to Very Good, sunned flaps/rear panel, moderate wear/scuff marks, moderate edge wear with some tears/chips along edges, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 303pp., indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.

Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.

UPDIKE, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$30.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition. Slightly cocked spine, toning, and owner name and bookplate on the front endpapers thus very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with toning, short tears, and creasing.

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

Updike, John. Centaur, The. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$32.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 303 pages. Minor chipping and small tears along edges of dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. Record # 604283

Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.

UPDIKE, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$40.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Stated fifth printing. Large damp stain on the bottom of the rear board, very good in a very good dust jacket with rubbing, toning, and edgewear. Winner of the National Book Award.

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

John Updike. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York , N.Y., 1963.

Price: US$42.50 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Former canceled out library edition. Protective cover slit and retaped. "The Centaur" is one of Updike's most brilliant novels. In a small Pennsylvania town in the late 1940s, schoolteacher George Caldwell yearns to find some meaning in his life. Alone with his teenage son for three days in a blizzard, Caldwell sees his son grow and change as he himself begins to lose touch with his life. Interwoven with the myth of Chiron, the noblest centaur, and his own relationship to Prometheus, "The Centaur" is one of John Updike's most brilliant and unusual novels.

Seller: Second Site Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.

UPDIKE, John.. Centaur.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Description: 303 pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket. First edition. Minimal edge wear to jacket; edges of boards very slightly sunned.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Updike, John. THE CENTAUR. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 8vo; 303 pages; Jacket with a little rubbing and edgewear.

Seller: Circle City Books, tucson, AZ, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Centaur. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$47.00 + shipping

Description: F in VG-jacket with small chips missing, still a good copy

Seller: Ken's Book Haven, Coopersburg, PA, U.S.A.

John Updike. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$49.95 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Protected jacket has a small closed tear at the bottom in front, a small piece missing at the bottom of the spine, and other minor edge wear, price-clipped. Covers in near fine shape, binding straight, pages clean and unmarked. First Edition stated on copyright page. This is one of the author's finest novels, rare and collectible.

Seller: Bill's Books, Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.

Updike, John. Centaur, The. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 303 pages. Some edge wear on dust jacket front cover and spine. Minor shelf wear on rear dust jacket cover. Dust jacket front flap price-clipped and lightly creased. A little chipping and creasing on dust jacket rear flap corner. Dust jacket protected by clear, plastic cover. Tiny spot on fore edge. Otherwise, clean, tight copy. Record # 856350

Seller: Monroe Street Books, Middlebury, VT, U.S.A.

UPDIKE, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition. Slightly cocked spine and toning on the boards thus about near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with toning,creasing, and tiny tears. Winner of the National Book Award for 1964.

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

Updike, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$52.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 303 p.

Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$55.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 8vo. [9], 3-302, [8] pp. Quarter black cloth over grey paper boards with silver lettering on the front board and silver and gold lettering on the spine; orange topstain. Price of $4.00 on front flap of jacket. Winner of the National Book Award. Ahearn APG 008b. Minor fading to the boards' edges and a touch of offsetting to the gutters; jacket shows edge wear and a small dampstain on the rear panel.

Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$60.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: A Later Printing that is lightly shelfworn in Near Fine condition and housed in an equal dust-jacket that is price-clipped, there is a previous owner's name inked on the front pastedown ; John Updike's novel, The Centaur, is the story of Harry Gold, a middle-aged man who is struggling to make a life for himself. Harry is a failed artist, and is currently unemployed. One day, he visits a psychiatric hospital, and meets a centaur named Chiron. Chiron tells Harry that he is a half-breed, and that he was once a great warrior. Chiron also tells Harry that he has a special gift, the ability to heal people. Harry decides to take Chiron up on his offer, and starts to travel around the country, healing people.; 8vo; 302 pages

Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.

UPDIKE, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$65.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition. Near fine in very good plus dustwrapper with moderate overall wear and a 2" tear along the rear spine fold. A passable copy of the author's first National Book Award winner.

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

UPDIKE, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$65.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. Hardcover. First printing. National Book Award winning novel from the acclaimed and prolific author of the Rabbit Angstrom series. A clean and tight near fine copy in an about very good dust jacket with small chips from the spine ends and a decent amount of scratching to the front panel.

Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.

UPDIKE, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition. A bit cocked, very good in internally repaired about very good dustwrapper. Winner of the National Book Award.

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

Updike, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: D-j has shelf wear and is soiled on back.

Seller: Encanto Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Centaur. Alfred a Knopf Inc, New York, 1963.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Description: Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Gray boards with a black cloth backstrip. The spine is stamped in gilt and silver, the front panel in silver. Red topstain. 303pps. First and second printings before publication. The upper front tip is slightly bumped, otherwise an excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. No previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has modest general edgewear with small chips at the heel of the spine and at the lower rear flap-fold; the original price (4.00) is intact. Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. X05-A.

Seller: Nooks Of Books , Elkins Park, PA, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. 303, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Quarter black cloth and boards. Fine in VG unclipped dustjacket

Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Centaur. Knopf, 1963.

Price: US$77.97 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Grey boards, black cloth spine. Nice copy in bit rubbed, nicked dustwrapper.

Seller: Tindley and Everett, ABA, London, United Kingdom

John Updike. THE CENTAUR. Alfred A. Knopf, 1963.

Price: US$86.72 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.2

Seller: BennettBooksLtd, LOS ANGELES, CA, U.S.A.

Updike John. THE CENTAUR. Knopf, 1963.

Price: US$102.79 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.73

Seller: BennettBooksLtd, LOS ANGELES, CA, U.S.A.

Updike, John.. [Dust Jacket] : The Centaur. (Dust Jacket only. Book not included).. New York: Alfred A. Knopf., 1963.

Price: US$120.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Dust Jacket. Very Good. Light wear. Half-inch tear at top of fold on verso. Price clipped. (Dust Jacket only. Book not included).

Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

John Updike. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, 1963.

Price: US$138.58 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: Brand New!

Seller: Save With Sam, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A., 1963.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Book is near fine. DJ has edge wear and small edge tears. Otherwise clean and tight. His 2nd novel. A classic.

Seller: The Book Lovers, Philo, CA, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$175.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: DJ not price clipped ($4.00) but showing some wear to top and bottom edges and browning/rubbing to rear cover; Updikes's 6th book and his first novel published after Rabbit Run; won the National Book Award in 1964 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Cornelius Muhilly Rare Books, Kansas City, MO, U.S.A.

UPDIKE, John. The Centaur. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963.

Price: US$194.93 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition. Octavo, pp 303. Grey paper covered hard boards, over black cloth spine. In the original dust jacket, unclipped and priced $4.00. One of Updike's best known novels, The Centaur won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1964. Fine condition book in a Near Fine jacket.

Seller: Picture This (ABA, ILAB, IVPDA), Sunningdale, United Kingdom

UPDIKE, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a few very tiny tears, but unrubbed and with the topstain bright. Winner of the National Book Award. An exceptional copy.

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

UPDIKE, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition. Slight toning on the boards, near fine in slightly spine-toned else fine dust jacket. Winner of the National Book Award for 1964.

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

UPDIKE, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a bit of rubbing and a tiny tear. Winner of the National Book Award. A better than usual copy.

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

UPDIKE, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with the slightest rubbing. Winner of the National Book Award. An exceptional copy.

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

Updike, John.. The Centaur.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Printing. A Fine copy in black cloth, cold white paper covered boards, in a Fine unfaded dustwrapper, not price-clipped, with tiny wear to points (but no loss). Laid in is a custom card SIGNED by Updike, with the title of the book typed (on an old fashioned typewriter) above the name. 303pp. with "Mythological Index" at end. Updike third novel and sixth book overall. Q05965

Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Centaur (Signed First Edition). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$480.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Printing. Signed by the author to a laid-in decorative bookplate. The book appears unread and is fine, but for the slightest tapping to the top corners. Binding square and tight. The fragile paper dust jacket -- now protected by a removable Brodart archival cover -- is easily very good+, with only light rubbing/edgewear, causing a few tiny 1/8" edge tears, and a small puncture near the rear panel -- all professionally repaired. Clean and bright, a very sharp collectible copy of a rather scarce early Updike work. Winner of the National Book Award. 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. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$529.00 + 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. 306 pages. A handsome, collectible copy!

Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.

UPDIKE, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition. A bit cocked and with some marks in the margins, about very good in good (probably supplied) dustwrapper with tape shadows on the flaps and a creased tear. Warmly Inscribed by Updike to fellow author Nicholas Delbanco: "To Nick Delbanco with sincere thanks for his help in researching[?] the more hallucinatory parts of this novel. Note: the Greek on page 299 is from Apollodorus, Vol II, p. 92, approx. John." National Book Award-winning novel.

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

Updike, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$695.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 303 pages. First edition first printing. His 6th book and 3rd novel and winner of the National Book Award. Laid in is a postcard inscribed by Updike to a book collector in 1972. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!

Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.

John Updike. The Centaur (Signed First Edition). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$725.00 + shipping

Description: First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Winner of the National Book Award. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Faint foxing on the page block and endpapers. Jacket lightly toned on the spine and rear panels, with small chips on the spine ends (titling unaffected).

Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Centaur. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1963.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: The first edition, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1963. Bound in publisher's light gray boards with black cloth spine. An uncommonly nice example of the book ( fine ) in a near fine dust jacket with a little wear to both spine ends. This copy has been inscribed by John Updike; ' For Michelle -----, Best Wishes, John Updike. ' A very nice copy of the first edition of The Centaur, inscribed by Updike.

Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.