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Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Mozart's The Magic Flute, adapted and illustrated by John Updike and Warren Chappell; the first edition, published in 1962 by Alfred A. Knopf. Bound in publisher's lemon yellow cloth. A near fine copy with a light bump at upper corner of front board. Dust jacket very good with tears to both panels ( measuring from three quarters of n inch to one and a half inches ) slightly longer tear abutting forward spine fold and a few small chips. This copy has been inscribed by John Updike; For Tom Callaghan, From John Updike, this dainty dear old book. ' Bound in both library and trade editions, this is the trade edition.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Magic Flute. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1962.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, trade issue. Illustrated by Warren Chappell. Oblong quarto. Decorated cloth. Slight foxing, else fine in near very good dustwrapper with several tears and tiny nicks. Signed by Updike. Adapted by Updike from musical themes of Mozart. The scarcer of the two issues (there was also an unjacket library issue) of the author's scarcest children's book. Uncommon signed.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. The Magic Flute. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1962.
Price: US$1100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Very scarce signed first edition in non price clipped dj ($2.95); closed tear to front gutter of dj that doesn't distract from the attractiveness of this copy; book clean and bright in mustard colored cloth; color illustrations by Chappell Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Cornelius Muhilly Rare Books, Kansas City, MO, U.S.A.