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Updike, John. The Music School. Knopf, New York, 1966.
Price: US$44.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A square solid tight carefully read copy. This copy has some light soil/browning to the top edge of the text block, light board fading to extremities. The first state 4.95/ 9/66 plain paper jacket has some light soil/browning, some edge wear, a scar to the spine area caused by tag removal. This is the second state of the first edition with the corrected page 45-46 tipped in. 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. The Music School: Short Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1966.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Ex Lib
Seller: Chicago Signed Books, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
John Updike. The Music School (Mint Book & DJ Jacket). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1966.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Music School, 1st Edition and 2nd state with the order of two of the lines in the poetic quotation on page 46 reversed, line 15 starts "The King " Bookf is NF. Minor shelfwear in a NF jacket, with a few marks, close tear at the top of front flap. Signed by Updike; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: Rare Collections, Brighton East, VIC, Australia
Updike, John. The Music School: Short Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1966.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing of the stated first edition, second state, page 46, line 15 "The King." Signed by John Updike directly on the half-title page. Book with two small indentations to front cover, else fine; dust jacket with dime size stain along mid-spine/back cover, some tanning to spine, and faint tanning to cover margins and a trace of edge wear.
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Updike, John. The Music School. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1966.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The second state of the first edition ( stanza on a tipped in page 46 beginning ' The king. ' ) published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1966. A near fine copy of the book with just a touch of faint spotting to the page edges in a near fine dust jacket with some toning to the spine. Previous owner signature. This copy has been inscribed by Updike.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. The Music School. Short Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1966.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, second issue , with page 45/46 tipped-in, with the corrected text. 262pp. 8vo. Signed on half-title. Roberts A16b A fine copy in near fine dust jacket First edition, second issue , with page 45/46 tipped-in, with the corrected text.
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. The Music School. Knopf, New York, 1966.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Inscribed by Updike, a collection of short stories, in the second state of collation. There is a thumbnail sized chip to the base of the jacket, otherwise both book and jacket are sharp and bright. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. The first edition, published by Knopf in 1966.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Updike, John. The Music School. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1966.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first edition of this collection of short stories, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1966. Second state, with stanza on a tipped in page 46 beginning ' The king. ' A very attractive copy, inscribed by Updike - ' Yes, this is a dear collection, Best Wishes, John Updike. ' The book is near fine with a very faint spot to the yellow top edge stain. Near fine dust jacket, devoid of wear or chipping, with just a shade of toning to the spine. The $4.95 price on the dust jacket flap has a line written through it, and $3.79 is written directly underneath.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, JOHN. THE MUSIC SCHOOL. NEW YORK NY ALFRED A KNOPF CO 1966., 1966.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: F/NF. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE / 2ND ISSUE WITH CORRECTED PAGE 45/46 TIPPED-IN D.J. IS FINE BUT FOR A FAINT SMALL CIRCULAR PINK STAIN ON THE REAR PANEL AT THE SPINE EDGE. A VERY FRESH ALMOST NEW LOOKING COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is HARDCOVER.
Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.
Updike, John. The Music School. Knopf, New York, New York, 1966.
Price: US$158.13 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine Book, & Very Good Jacket, clip, toned , edge wear, Signed 1st ed 2nd state in protective cover
Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Updike, John. The Music School. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1966.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, scarce second state with revised p. 46 tippen in with the quote starting "The king, observing with judicious eyes,." First state has the quote starting with: "The state of both his universities,." There is a third state with the tipped in page incorporated. Signed by Updike on the ffep; Yellow dj shows the typical browning common to this title; light chipping to top and bottom edges and 1-2 small closed tears on back cover; brownspotting to edges of text; dj not price clipped ($4.95) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Cornelius Muhilly Rare Books, Kansas City, MO, U.S.A.
Updike, John. The Music School. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1966.
Price: US$295.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 272 pages. First edition, first printing. Second issue with page 46: 15 starting "The King" on a tipped in page. Inscribed by Updike on the first sheet. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. First printing, with error on page 46 as called for. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper: "To Ella Scull / with best wishes / John Updike." Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Faintly foxed on the first five leaves and page edges. Jacket lightly faded on the spine panel, with brief rubbing at the corners.
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John.. The Music School. Short Stories.. New York Alfred A. Knopf, 1966.
Price: US$363.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, first state (with transposed lines on p.46), signed by the author on title-page; 8vo; publisher's cloth-backed boards, fine, dust-jacket, a little light spotting and slightly darkened, overall very good. A collection of short stories from one of America's masters of the medium, John Updike; signed by the author.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Updike, John. The Music School. Knopf, New York, New York, 1966.
Price: US$537.63 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near Fine Book, small push to corners & Near Fine Jacket, clip, lightly toned, no tears, chips, marks, First Edition, First Print with mistake to page 46, Signed in protective cover
Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. The Music School. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1966.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first issue. One corner a tiny bit bumped else fine in slight spine-toned, very near fine dustwrapper with two tiny tears. Inscribed by the author: "for Herb Yellin, John Updike." Herb Yellin was the founder and publisher of Lord John Press and the most frequent of Updike's fine press collaborators. He named his press after noting that the list of authors he wanted to publish all shared the same first name, chief among them John Updike, his favorite. *Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu* became the press's first book in 1977 with 10 more to follow over the next 23 years. Yellin's friendship with Updike grew with each new limited edition benefitting his already enormous Updike collection, with Updike himself contributing copies of new editions of his books - often inscribed. In a 2010 interview with Yellin he noted that Updike ".liked that if anything ever happened to his own collection, he had my collection on the opposite side of the country." A notable association. A scarce book in this issue.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. The Music School. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1966.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, second state with pages 45-46 as a cancel. Slight printer's paper flaw else fine in dustwrapper with offsetting on the front panel, but which would otherwise be fine. Inscribed by Updike to Susan and Neil Sheehan: "to the Sheehans with best wishes and thanks for your caring. John Updike." Updike and Susan Sheehan were colleagues at *The New Yorker* for nearly 50 years, both, among other things, contributing frequently to *The Talk of the Town*. Both won Pulitzer Prizes: Updike for *Rabbit is Rich* and *Rabbit at Rest*; Sheehan for General Non-Fiction for her 1983 book *Is There No Place on Earth for Me?* Her husband, Neil Sheehan won the Pulitzer and a National Book Award for his 1989 book *A Bright Shining Lie*, as well as obtaining and providing The Pentagon Papers to *he New York Times*.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Updike, John. THE MUSIC SCHOOL. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Galleys in spiralbound blue wrappers. Narrow Quarto. Galley sheets printed on the rectos only. The intended price ($4.95) and publication date (August 1966) have been added to the front cover in holograph ink in an unknown hand. This copy has been inscribed by Updike on the title page to his bibliographer: "for Michael Broomfield / John Updike." Traces of a label removal on both the lower front and rear wrappers, some light creasing to the wrapper edges, else about 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.