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The Witches of Eastwick
by John Updike
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394537602
- ISBN 13
- 9780394537603
- Seller
-
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
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 with your requests for further information.
Synopsis
The Witches of Eastwick is a 1984 novel by John Updike.
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Details
- Bookseller
- C&S Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001099
- Title
- The Witches of Eastwick
- Author
- John Updike
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394537602
- ISBN 13
- 9780394537603
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 307
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
C&S Books
Biblio member since 2023
Windsor, Ontario
About C&S Books
At C&S Books we have been collecting books for many years. We appreciate the beauty of a truly collectible book, with regard to both edition and condition. We maintain a small inventory of carefully curated first editions, many signed by award winning authors.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Remainder Mark
- Usually an ink marking of some sort which indicates that the book was designated a remainder. In most cases, it can be found on...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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