Updike, John. Poorhouse Fair. Victor Gollancz Ltd., London, 1959.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: SIGNED, without inscription, by John Updike on a non publisher's tipped in page. The volume is bumped on the spine crown and top corners. The endpapers and a few others have a waviness emanating from the spine, as if pinched during the binding process. The lightly soiled, unclipped, dust jacket, protected in a sleeve, is chipped at the spine ends and corners (to a maximum depth of 1/8" at the top front joint), and the spine is gently sun washed.

Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.

Updike, John. The Poorhouse Fair. Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1959.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1959. John Updike (1932-2009) attracts passionate readers who either love him or loathe him, but must acknowledge him as a major writer of the Twentieth Century. This is his first novel, covering one day's time in an almshouse. Here is a Very Good copy of the First English Edition., an uncommon title. Orange cloth-covered boards with titling on the spine in gilt. Clean text; 185 pages. This copy has been SIGNED by Updike on the Title Page. There is typical English spotting, confined to the front and rear endpapers and the page ends. The dustwrapper is unclipped. The spine has darkened; minor chips to the corners of the front panel and the head of the spine. In an archival plastic protector. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.