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John Updike. The Witches of Eastwick. Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
Price: US$38.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984. A very good, signed collectible first edition copy of this novel by this Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning author. First Trade Edition, First Printing, as designated by "First Trade Edition" printed on copyright page. The first edition was a Franklin Library Press signed limited edition. This is the Knopf trade edition. A very good, signed hardcover copy, purple cloth covered boards, purple cloth covered spine with silver and gold lettering. Book is solid, spine is straight. Board corners just short of sharp, fading on top of board edges/spine. Pencil erasure residue on front free endpaper. Red magic marker remainder mark on bottom page edges. Not ex-library, no previous owner markings or book plates. Author signature and inscription to previous owner on full title page in black ink. Near fine, still bright unclipped dust jacket ($15.95 price intact). Slight sunning to top of flaps, flap corners slightly bent. Minor wear on covers from shelving, creasing to top/bottom of spine. Encased in Brodart Quik-Fold polyester acid-free dustjacket cover. Shipped in well-padded box.
Seller: Brothers' Fine and Collectible Books, IOBA, Humble, TX, U.S.A.
Updike, John.. The Witches of Eastwick (SIGNED).. New York: Alfred A. Knopf., 1984.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Cloth-backed patterned boards. 8vo. Acetate jacket. Publisher's illustrated cardboard slipcase. Copy #89 of 350 numbered copies signed by the author. A fine copy in like slipcase.
Seller: Centerbridge Books, Old Saybrook, CT, U.S.A.
John Updike. The Witches of Eastwick [Signed]. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth in red pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($15.95), black topstain; [8],307pp. Light shelf wear to jacket extremities, else a Very Good, completely unfaded copy. Signed by the author on front free endpaper.
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
John Updike. The Witches of Eastwick. Knopf, 1984.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A very presentable first printing of the first edition [Knopf New York 1984], signed by John Updike directly on the title page. The book is in near fine condition with a remainder mark on the top stain and light spotting confined to the rear free end paper. It has a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting. The dust jacket is also in near fine condition, not price-clipped ($15.95 ), with light rubbing and chipping at the extremities but no tears and some shelf wear. It is now protected by an archival cover which is easily removable, with no tape or adhesive used. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.
Seller: C&S Books, Windsor, ON, Canada
Updike, John. The Witches of Eastwick. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Trade Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED by author on a bookplate affixed to top of front end page (signature only). DJ has some light edge wear. $15.95 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
John Updike. The Witches of East wick. Knopf, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1984.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: SIGNED by Updike. An as new copy of the First Trade Edition. All jackets n mylar wraps.
Seller: Copper Dragon Books, Cambria, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. The Witches of Eastwick. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 307p. Original light purple cloth.dj. 22cm. Jacket backstrip slightly chipped along top edge. Modest fading along cover edges. SIGNED by Updike on front free endpaper.
Seller: McBlain Books, ABAA, Hamden, CT, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, JOHN.. The Witches of Eastwick. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984, 1984.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, although preceded by a signed Franklin Library issue; one of 350 numbered and signed copies. Fine in the publisher's acetate and slipcase (with very slight fading along the open edge). All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.
Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$108.00 + shipping
Description: Large 8vo, pp. 307. Limited first edition, signed by the author, published by special arrangement with Knopf. AEG. Green leatherette, stamped in gilt. As new. A novel.
Seller: Second Life Books, Inc., Lanesborough, MA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. The Witches of Eastwick. (Signed Limited Edition). NY: Knopf, 1984., 1984.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Signed limited edition: 1-350 numbered and SIGNED by Updike; this being #338. 8vo. 307 pp. Original maroon-colored quarter-cloth with decorative papers over boards. In clear acetate DJ and illustrated paper-covered publisher's slipcase. This is a tight, fine book in a fine DJ and slipcase.
Seller: Thomas Dorn, ABAA, Canton, GA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK [Signed]. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 307 pages. In Very Good condition, and housed in publisher's Very Good slip case. Quarter bound in graphic paper boards and red cloth with gilt lettering. Minor shelfwear. Top edge of textblock dyed dark purple. Interior pages clean. Some discoloration to slip case. Signed flat by Updike on limitation page. Shelved in Case 8. 1371786. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. The Witches of Eastwick. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine acetate dust jacket and pictorial 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. The Witches of Eastwick. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine acetate dust jacket and pictorial 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.. The Witches of Eastwick.. New York, Alfred R. Knopf., 1984.
Price: US$152.92 + shipping
Description: First Trade Edition. 21 x 14 cm. 307 pages (4). Original purple cloth. Hard cover. Inside original unclipped dust jacket, now inside clear archival jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Inscribed and signed by the Author on front free end paper. Sprache: english.
Seller: West Coast Rare Books, Westport, MAYO, Ireland
John Updike. The Witches of Eastwick (Signed First Edition). New York: Knopf, 1984.
Price: US$155.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed. First Edition. SIGNED limited edition in a slipcase sealed in plastic. Slipcase shows minor fading. Near FINE copy.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Fine first printing of the first Trade edition (preceded only by a privately published Franklin Library edition) in equally Fine dust-jacket, signed and inscribed directly on the front fly leaf to friend "Vance Morgan, maker of tidy book boxes" by author John Updike. De Bellis/Broomfield A100b; In a small New England town in the late 1960s, there lived three witches. Alexandra Spofford, a sculptress, Jane Smart, a cellist, and Sukie Rougemont, the local gossip columnist. Their supernatural gifts were intriguing, to say the least. Divorced but hardly celibate, content but always ripe for adventure, one day all three witches found themselves under the spell of a new man in town, Darryl Van Horne. His hot tub was the scene of some bewitching delights; 8vo; [viii], 307, [5] pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Updike, John. The Witches of Eastwick (SIGNED Plus SIGNED MOVIE TIE-INS). Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Trade Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED by Updike on a bookplate affixed to title page (signature only). DJ has some light creasing along bottom front edge. $15.95 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. Also laid-in is New York Times article by Updike entitled "A Few Words In Defense of the Amateur Reader. 307 pages. Jacket design by Updike. From the 1987 film version of the novel are laid-in a card SIGNED (inscribed) by GEORGE MILLER (film's Director--famous for his 'Mad Max' films); a small color SIGNED by RICHARD JENKINS (played 'Clyde Alden'); and a 8"x10" B&W photo SIGNED by SUSAN SARANDON (played 'Jane Spofford'); and a B&W Photo SIGNED by VERONICA CARTWRIGHT (played 'Felicia Alden'). Also comes with a unsigned 1st Printing hardcover copy of Updike's sequel "The Widows of Eastwick". Unique copy for the Updike--Witches fan or collector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, JOHN. The Witches of Eastwick. Alfred Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Gilt lettered quarter maroon cloth over decorative paper boards. Housed in Decorated cardboard slipcase. Edition limited to 350 copies signed by the author. Number unknown as this copy is still in the original shrink wrap. Book made famous by the successful film adaptation staring Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon as the witches.
Seller: Contact Editions, ABAC, ILAB, Toronto, ON, Canada
Updike, John. THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Description: Signed limited first edition of Updike's sparkling departure from type, a tale of empowered coastal elites learning a little about the Devil and a lot about life. The novel inspired a highly successful 1987 film adaptation, with Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Cher all "gorgeous and doing evil," and Jack Nicholson as a Devil with a well-practiced schtick who rapidly wears out his welcome. A beautiful copy. 8'' x 5.5''. Original quarter oxblood cloth with decorative paper-covered boards. Red topstain. In original protective mylar jacket and original grey pictorial slipcase. 307, [2] pages. Edition of 350 specially bound copies; this copy no. 231. Signed by Updike on limitation page.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John.. The Witches of Eastwick.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York., 1984.
Price: US$193.76 + shipping
Description: First edition. Octavo. pp [viii], 307. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper.Fine in very near fine dustwrapper.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
John Updike. The Witches of Eastwick (Signed First Edition). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Basis for the 1987 film directed by George Miller, starring Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Jack Nicholson. Near Fine in an about Near Fine dust jacket. Faint bleed from the topstain on the front endpapers, with slightly bumped spine ends. Jacket lightly toned on flaps, with brief creasing on the edges.
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Updike, John. THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK. New York:Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: New York:Alfred A. Knopf. 1984. 1st limited edition, one of 350 copies, signed by the author. With acetate dust jacket in decorated slipcase. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Some sun-fading to green on top edge and spine of slipcase as well as the top edge of one side, else fine.
Seller: Parnassus Book Service, Inc, YarmouthPort, MA, U.S.A.
Updike, John.. The Witches of Eastwick.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1984.
Price: US$215.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This is the first Knopf Limited edition, #197/350 copies specially bound in maroon cloth over dark blue marbled paper covered boards, in clear unprinted acetate dustwrapper, in publisher's pale gray decorated slipcase, Numbered by hand and SIGNED by Updike on the preliminary colophon. Fine/Fine/Fine. 307pp. The story was adapted by Hollywood (Warner Brothers, 1987, with Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Veronica Cartwright), and Updike followed this success with a second narrative (sequel) The Widows of Eastwick in 2008. This issue should not be confused with the Franklin Library limited of the same year (which had unstated limitation which was without doubt many times larger than the Knopf limited). One of Updike's most successful novels, both as literature and popularity. Q08714
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Updike, John. The Witches of Eastwick. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: 8vo., purple cloth lettered in gilt and silver; pictorial dust jacket. First trade edition. A gorgeous copy signed by Updike.
Seller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, U.S.A.