RABBIT, RUN. RABBIT REDUX. RABBIT IS RICH. RABBIT AT REST by Updike, John

NY: Knopf First edition, first prnts (1960, 1971, 1981, 1990). RABBIT, RUN in quarter-cloth and paper-covered boards with gilt lettering in dustjacket with the sixteen line blurb on the front flap (often referred to as the first issue dustjacket). Post-it on front free end page with Updike's holograph note. "Ok - send Rabbit, Run with s.a.s.e." Inscribed by Updike on the title page. "for Matthew Lucas Best wishes, John Updike 4/6/08." Additionally, Updike has drawn a dialogue balloon at the Borzoi's mouth and written in it "ARF!" The book is a tight copy with board edge toning, shelfwear and bumped bottom corners; the dustjacket is chipped at the spine ends and corners with a small perforation on the rear panel and a chip at the rear panel topedge, toning mostly on spine with minor wear and a shallow crease on the front flap, and a closed tear along the front flap fold. It is in Good condition in a Fair dustjacket. RABBIT REDUX in cloth-coverd boards with gilt lettering. It is inscribed by Updike on the title page. "for Matthew Lucas Best wishes John Updike." Minor rubbing on board cloth, beginning toning on blue topstain, faint small stain on foreedge and one text page with a corner crease; the dustjacket has minor shelfwear and slight soiling on rear panel topedge. It is a tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket. RABBIT IS RICH in cloth-covered baords with gilt lettering. It is inscribed by Updike on the title page. "for Matthew Lucas Best wishes John Updike." Cloth spine ends wrinkled and beginning foxing on the foreedge; the dustjacket has faint beginning toning on the white surfaces. The book is in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket. RABBIT AT REST in cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering. It is inscribed and dated by Updike on the title page. "for Matthew Lucas Best wishes, John Updike June 23, 08." It has minimal soiling on the foredge. The book is in Near Fine condition and the dustjacket is in Fine condition. Each dustjacket is in an archival cover. Additionally there are two notes to the inscriptee laid-in. One is a holograph note on a 5x7 inch ruled yellow notepad sheet dated "March 27." "Dear Mr. Lucas - Have no fear. My wife and I spend the month of March in Arizona and I will sign and send your book as soon as we get back on April 5th* Yours, John Updike *:It is undoubtedly among my unforwarded mail." The second is typed on a 5x7.75 inch white sheet dated "May 3, 08." "Dear Mr. Lucas: thank you for your letter, and I'm glad you received your Rabbit, Run at last. I'll be happy to sign the others if you send me a way to get them back to you. As to first editions: Knopf is very good about printing that information on the colophon page; not all publishers do. Almost any copy of Redux that you find is apt to be a first edition, since it was a large printing that turned out to be optimistic. In general, an author dislikes the first edition, which is apt to have typos and errors in it; he values more highly the latest edition, which corrects some of them. Your kind words about the texts are much appreciated. Yours truly" and signed in ink "John Updike." Below his signature Updike has used his blue return address stamp. Folded in half. Four volumes, the complete Harry Angstrom narrative which has won the Pulitzer Prize (RABBIT IS RICH and RABBIT AT REST) and the National Book Award (RABBIT IS RICH).. Inscribed By Author with Note. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.