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Updike, John. Gertrude And Claudius - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Franklin Library, 2000.
Price: US$31.08 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed. in plastic wrap
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. GERTRUDE AND CLAUDIUS. Franklin Library, PA, 2000.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition first printing hardcover Fine in brown leather with gilt trim SIGNED BY UPDIKE ON THE SIGNATURE PAGE includes publishers note card
Seller: bookroom, Livingston, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: The Franklin Library; Franklin Center, 2000. Deluxe Leather Collector Edition. First Edition. Signed by author directly on prelim. Signed First Edition Society note laid in. A Fine copy. Gilt embossed full leather binding is very nice with sharp corners, AEG fresh and bright. Bound in Fine Genuine Leather - 22kt gold-stamped spine accents - Distinctive raised spine hubs, - Intricate gilt stamped cover designs, - Specially milled acid-neutral paper, - Smyth-sewn pages, - Gilded page edges, - Permanent satin ribbon page-marker. Binding firm, book unread and unopened, book in pristine condition. 212pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/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.. Gertrude and Claudius.. Franklin Library., Franklin Center., 2000.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Signed by the author on the limitation page. weight: 1.4 lb. Near fine, light bump to lower corner, otherwise fine, tight and unread, no dust jacket as issued. 22x14.5 cm. 212 pp. Full dark brown leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker.
Seller: Zephyr Books, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Gertrude And Claudius - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2000.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A beautiful first Trade edition/first printing (preceded only by a privately published Franklin Library edition) in unread Fine condition in alike dustjacket, in Fine condition in alike dustjacket, SIGNED by author John Updike directly on the first free end paper; Updike's 19th novel brings to life the story of Gertrude and Claudius, King and Queen of Denmark, before the action of Shakespeare's Hamlet begins. A story that convincingly challenges the traditional sympathies developed in reading Hamlet ; 8vo; Signed by Author
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Gertrude and Claudius. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, 2000.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo; publisher's full black leather, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and covers; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; [xviii],212,[4]pp. Signed by the author on a special limitation page specifically for members of The Signed First Edition Society. A Fine copy. Handsome edition of this novel inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Gertrude and Claudius. Franklin Library, 2000.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine leather-bound first edition signed by John Updike on the colophon page in the front of the book. This is a first edition that was published by Franklin Library before Knopf issued the first trade edition. Former owner's small bookplate on front pastedown. Marbled endpapers.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Gertrude and Claudius. Franklin Library, 2000.
Price: US$226.00 + shipping
Description: A handsome dark purple leather First Edition signed by the author. A modern telling of the story of Hamlet of Shakespeare's tragedy. In fine unread condition but small scratch and rub on the top edge. With marbled endpapers, gold gilt cover designs and page edges, and bound-in silk bookmark. This edition limited to 1,000 Signed copies. John Updike is the recipient of almost every major artistic and literary honor, including the National Medal of the Arts and the Pulitzer Prize for Literature (twice), his most famous novels are "The Centaur," for which he won the National Book Award, "Couples" "The Witches of Eastwick," and the "Rabbit" books including "Rabbit,Run," "Rabbit Redux," "Rabbit is Rich," for which he won the Pulitzer Prize, and "Rabbit at Rest," for which he won the American Book Award and another Pulitzer. A significant author.
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.
Updike, John. GERTRUDE AND CLAUDIUS. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 2000.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: This novel gives the reader the feeling that all is well with the state of American literature in this point in our history. This is a Signed First Edition Society copy bound in full leather with raised bands; gilt page edges and lettering, and satin ribbon marker. This copy is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR and is STILL IN SHRINKWRAP.
Seller: Cornerstone Books, Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Gertrude and Claudius. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Penn., 2000.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 215 pages, 8vo. Signed by John Updike. Limited to 1000 copies. Privately printed exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Illustrated. Includes bound ribbon bookmark. Two raised bands along hubbed spine. Marbled inside covers and free endpapers. Bound in genuine leather. No visible shelfwear. Tightly bound with very clean and crisp pages. No marks. Volume is in Fine condition.
Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Gertrude and Claudius. Franklin Library, 2000.
Price: US$285.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: A handsome dark purple leather First Edition signed by the author. Still in the original shrinkwrap. A modern telling of the story of Hamlet of Shakespeare's tragedy. In fine unread condition with marbled endpapers, gold gilt cover designs and page edges, and bound-in silk bookmark. This edition limited to 1,000 Signed copies. John Updike is the recipient of almost every major artistic and literary honor, including the National Medal of the Arts and the Pulitzer Prize for Literature (twice), his most famous novels are "The Centaur," for which he won the National Book Award, "Couples" "The Witches of Eastwick," and the "Rabbit" books including "Rabbit,Run," "Rabbit Redux," "Rabbit is Rich," for which he won the Pulitzer Prize, and "Rabbit at Rest," for which he won the American Book Award and another Pulitzer. A significant author.
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.