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Updike, John.. Midpoint and Other Poems.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing of the trade edition. A Fine copy in blond cloth, in a fine dull caramel colored dustwrapper, not price-clipped. 99pp. SIGNED by Updike on a bookplate with title typed on old manual typewriter, laid in. Q19850
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Midpoint and Other Poems. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$28.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st Trade Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED (inscribed) by author on a bookplate decal affixed to front end page. Owners name on top of front end page. $4.50 price present on DJ flap but it is inked over; mylar protected. . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Viii, 99 Pp. Beige Burlap Prinyed In Brown. #106 Of 350 Copies Signed By The Author. Fine. Dust Jacket Unworn But Spine Very Slightly Sunned. In Fine Slipcase.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
John Updike. Midpoint And Other Poems. Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1969.
Price: US$48.19 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1969. First Edition. 98 pages. Signed by the author. Beige pictorial dust jacket over beige cloth. Flat signed by Author. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Updike, John. Midpoint and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine, first edition book in fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author "for Margery Struthers warm regards" on the FFEP. Beige cloth covered boards with gold gilt lettering and graphics on front board panel, gilt lettering on spine, and publisher's logo blind-stamped on the back board panel. Upper external page edges are yellow-tinted. Lower board edges are lightly sunned else book would be fine. Internally clean and with tight text block, likely unread. Not price clipped. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Midpoint and Other Poems [SIGNED]. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED. Tan cloth, lettered in gold foil. A few very minor dark spots on front cover cloth, otherwise as issued. Presentation book plate mounted on front fixed endsheet, personalized to Lewis Turco and signed by Updike. Turco's embossed name stamp to lower main title corner. viii,99 pp. Dust jacket very slightly rubbed at head of spine, with 1/4" closed tear along top front edge, now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Midpoint and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 99 pages. First edition, first printing. One (162) of 350 specially bound copies, printed on special paper, each numbered and signed by Updike. Fine book in fine dust jacket and slip case. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Midpoint and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo., 99pp. Solid Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear though there is some foxing on the board edges and a few spots on the fore-edge. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($4.50), has some minor edge-wear and a short closed tear on the rear panel. Still fresh and bright no creasing or chipping or tears. Signed by the author on the front end-paper. A pretty collectable copy at a great price.
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Midpoint and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Octavo. 99pp. Gilt-stamped beige cloth. Cloth moderately soiled, else a very good copy lacking the dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Midpoint and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Foxing on the top board edge thus near fine in a fine dust jacket. Advanced Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in. Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Midpoint and Other Poems (Signed). Alfred Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo. Oatmeal clothbound book in dustwrapper and housed in a hard slipcase. First edition. 98 pp. A handsome fine copy in dustwrapper. Copy 64 of 350 specially SIGNED copies housed in a hard slipcase.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Midpoint And Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 99 pages. Signed by Author(s) First edition, first printing. Signed by Updike on the title page. Advance review copy with slip laid in. His third collection of poetry. Dust jacket design by S. Neil Fujita. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Updike, John. MIDPOINT. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 99pp. Limited Edition, #233 of 350 copies, SIGNED BY UPDIKE. Dustjacket spine is lightly darkened, and has small edge chip to top. In original slipcase which is faded around front and bottom edges.
Seller: Lost Horizon Bookstore, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Midpoint and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in a slightly spine-toned else fine dustwrapper with a short tear, but lacking the slipcase. One of 350 numbered copies Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Midpoint. Knopf, New York, NY, 1969.
Price: US$113.85 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Book & jacket, Signed , First Edition First Print , in protective cover
Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Updike, John. MIDPOINT AND OTHER POEMS. New York:Alfred A. Knopf, 1969.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York:Alfred A. Knopf. 1969. 1st edition, No. 275 of 350 copies, numbered and signed on the limitation page by the author. 99pp. Hardcover with dust jacket and slipcase. A very good, clean copy with a previous owners bookplate to inside front board but otherwise free of previous owners marks or signatures. The dust jacket is lightly soiled and shelfworn along the spine strip and the slipcase is gently worn.
Seller: Parnassus Book Service, Inc, YarmouthPort, MA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Midpoint and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in just about fine dustwrapper with a barely noticeable short tear. Signed by Updike. A nice copy of the author's third poetry collection.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
John Updike. . Alfred A. Knopf, N.Y., 1969.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: A very fine copy in a very fine jacket. Signed Limited Edition, No. 22 of 350 copies. A very nice copy in like new and unread condition. No tears, no chips to jacket. No fading to spine.
Seller: Booklegger's Fine Books ABAA, Park Ridge, IL, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Midpoint and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$128.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper and fine slipcase. One of 350 numbered copies Signed by the author. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition collection of Bruce Kahn. Shown without its slipcase.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Midpoint and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in a slightly spine-toned else fine dustwrapper and fine slipcase. One of 350 numbered copies Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Midpoint and Other Poems (Signed, Limited Edition). Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket in a box covered with light brown paper that shows slight rubbing to front and back and light spotting to 2 corners of back. This is #171 of 350 copies signed by the author on colophon page at front.
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John.. Midpoint and Other Poems.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York., 1969.
Price: US$193.27 + shipping
Description: First edition. Octavo. 99 pages.Number 144 of 350 specially bound copies printed in special paper and signed by the author.Fine in fine dustwrapper and fine card slipcase.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Updike, John. Midpoint and Other Poems. NY: Knopf, 1969.
Price: US$247.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine hardcover in a Fine dj in a Fine slipcase. As New. Limited Edition of 350 copies signed by author.
Seller: Peter Lenz Bookseller, Cohoes, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Midpoint and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$285.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Midpoint and Other Poems by John Updike. Published by Alfred a. Knopf, New York, 1969. Fine book in fine dust jacket and fine original slipcase. Signed by the author on the limited edition page. This is #155 of 350. International sales to all countries other than the UK will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher shipping expense. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
Updike, John. Midpoint. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$295.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine in dust jacket and in slipcase. Number 171 of 350 numbered copies signed by John Updike.
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Small Octavo. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY JOHN UPDIKE TO WILLIAM TARG. Inscribed by the author to bookseller, author and publisher William Targ, who also published The Godfather, among others. William Targ was editor and publisher at World Books and at Putnam. 98(1)pp. Bound in beige cloth lettered in gilt; fine in fine unclipped dust jacket.
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Surprise, AZ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Midpoint and Other Poems. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1969.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Nicely Inscribed by Updike at a later date as a Christmas gift, with a drawing of Santa Claus. A nice copy of the author's third poetry collection.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.