The Carpentered Hen, and Other Tame Creatures
by Updike, John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
NY: Harper, 1958. First edition. First issue of dust wrapper, which carries the statement in the biographical blurb that Updike had "two small children." Updike's first book, a collection of lean and sly poems, among which one, titled "Ex-Basketball Player," almost seems a rough character sketch for Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom. Very faint spotting to fore edge, spine ends lightly rubbed, else fine in cloth-backed grey boards and dust wrapper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17517
- Title
- The Carpentered Hen, and Other Tame Creatures
- Author
- Updike, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1958
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Bromer Booksellers
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About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
Biblio member since 2008
Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Blurb
- The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- SL.
- slight
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....