San Francisco: Pomegranate, 2003. Limited First Edition: #5/126. Oblong Quarto, [130] pages. In Near Fine condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Housed in a gray cloth slipcase. Jacket is gray with white lettering to spine. Volume is in full gray cloth binding with blind-stamped lettering. Slipcase is rubbed along the edges and scuffed on the side panels. Jacket show light shelving wear along the edges. Price uncut: "$35.00". Boards show negligible wear. Text block clean. Signed flat in black ink on dedication page by Kevin McDermott and John Updike; "Kevin McDermott", "John Updike". Includes laid-in photograph print "Edward's Hands, September 1999". In Fine condition. Housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Inscribed by McDermott on the back of the photo: "'Edward's Hands, September 1999' / Kevin McDermott / 5 / 2003". Shelved in Case 3. More

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 316 pages. In Very Good condition with Near Fine condition dust jacket. Spine is butter yellow with black and dark red lettering. Dust jacket price uncut: "$24.00" on front flap. Boards fully bound in publisher's blue cloth, has mild sun-fading along spine. Textblock head edge dyed purple with faint scuffing and staining, fore edge speckled pink. Signed flat on title page by John Updike. Shelved Room C. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1998. First Edition. Octavo, 240 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine pictorial beige with dark blue and red lettering. Exterior has very slight wear including faint age toning. Boards have very slight wear including mild edge wear. Text block has very slight wear with head edge colored dark green. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column AA. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1998. First Edition. Octavo, 240 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine pictorial beige with dark blue and red lettering. Exterior has very slight wear including faint age toning. Boards have extremely light wear. Text block has very slight wear with head edge colored dark green. First edition. Signed by the author. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column AA. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1982. First Edition. Octavo, 195 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine pictorial beige and blue with black and gray lettering. Mild sunning to the spine with very light wear exteriorly, minor wear to the edges and crease to front flap. Boards have lightly sunned. Text block shows light age toning. First Edition. Signed by the author. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1982. First Edition. Octavo, 165 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Paperback binding. Spine yellowish beige with black lettering. Covers show mild age toning to the spine and edges with small scratch to the spine. Text block has slight age toning to the edges. First Edition. Uncorrected Proof. More

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 262 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is black with white and red lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$6.95" on front flap. Boards have mild shelving wear along spine tail. Textblock head edge dyed gray, publisher's red stamp remainder mark on tail edge; pictorial endpapers. Signed flat on title page by John Updike. Shelved Room C. More

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 302 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Black spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$4.00", has tears along the spine head/tail and rear cover, mild chipping along the front tail fore corner, and mild age toning and rubbing wear. Boards are slightly cocked, has rubbing wear and age toning along the head and tail edges, mild bending wear along the spine head/tail. Textblock has small stains on pages 286-287, pencil marks on pages 28, 291, 295, and 298, light adhesive stains along the pastedown pages and end-pages, and light plus foxing along the edges. signed flat by John Updike on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved in Room C. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xxiv, 387 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Greenish/tan spine with black and gray lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar cover, price uncut "U.S.A. $27.50/Canada $36.00", has mild shelving wear. Boards have light age toning to spine edges, and mild wear to edges. Textblock has mild wear to edges. Signed flat by John Updike on the front free end page. Shelved in Room C Overflow. More

London, UK: André Deutsch, 1979. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 298 pages. In Very Good condition with Near Fine condition dust jacket. Spine is yellow with orange and brown lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price cut with previous bookseller's pricing sticker adhesively affixed to front flap and mild creasing along spine head. Boards have mild denting and shelving wear along spine head. Textblock head edge has light soiling. Inscribed "For Phyllis Levita's parents (I guess)" by John Updike on front flyleaf. Shelved Room C. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xxii, 703 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine black with white and teal lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$40.00." Minor shelf wear. Fading to blue dye on top edge of textblock. Fore edge of textblock deckled. Signed flat by Updike on title page. Shelved in Case 12. More

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 838 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is light blue and orange with white lettering and a large black and white portrait of Updike. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$35.00" on front flap, has mild chipping to head fore corners. Boards fully bound in publisher's blue cloth and have mild shelving wear along spine head and tail. Textblock deckled fore edge has mild scuffing and finger wear, head edge dyed salmon. Signed flat on title page by John Updike. Shelved Room C. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 212 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine beige/gray with dark blue and black lettering. Text block head edge colored gray with mildly age toned fore/tail edges. First Edition. First Printing. Signed by the author. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First Trade Edition. Octavo, 491 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Pictorial and blue spine with white text. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar cover, price uncut "U.S.A. $25.95/Canada $36.00", has light stains to rear cover and mild shelving wear. Boards have light discoloration to spine ends. Textblock has mild shelving wear. Signed flat by John Updike on the half-title page. Shelved in Room C Overflow. More

New York: Ballatine Books, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 359 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine yellow and multi-color with black and blue lettering. Minor shelf wear. Interior pages clean. Inscribed flat by Updike on title page. Shelved under Front Counter. More

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First Trade Edition. Octavo, 303 pages. In Good plus condition with Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Spine is cream with red and black lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$7.95" on front flap, has mild general soiling and age toning along spine and rear cover, mild shelving wear along extremities, and two small scuffs along spine. Boards have mild shelving wear and soiling along extremities, mild bumping to front tail fore corner, and a small open tear along head edge of front joint. Text block has mild foxing throughout, head edge dyed red and mildly dust burned; front endpapers mildly foxed and moderately creased along gutter, previous owner's name in blue ink along front free endpaper head edge. Signed flat on title page by John Updike. Shelved in Room C. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. First edition. Octavo, viii, 98 pages. In Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is brown with cream print. Dust jacket in mylar; light edge wear. Price unclipped: “$4.50. Boards in cream cloth. Text block has yellow tinted top edge; spotting to top edge. Illustrated: b&w photographs, drawings. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column V. More

London, UK: Andre Deutsch, 1975. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 228 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Blue spine with red and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "£2.95 net", has general shelving wear. Boards have mild age toning along the edges, and a small stain on the rear tail edge. Textblock has mild wear along the edges. Signed flat by John Updike on the title page. Shelved in Room C. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1999. First Edition. Thick Octavo, viii, ix, xviii, xxiii, 900 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine red with white lettering. Exterior has slight wear including minor edge wear. Boards have very slight wear including mild sunning. Text block has light wear including minor soiling to the tail edge with head edge colored red. Deckled fore edge. Illustrated. First edition. Signed by the author. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column AA. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for international/expedited orders. Economy International shipping necessary due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. First Edition. Octavo, [10], 359, [3] pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. In purple cloth quarter binding with blue paper boards, gilt silver lettering on front board and spine. Jacket spine is yellow with purple and black lettering. Jacket is wrapped in a protective mylar sleeve. Moderate shelf wear visible on jacket faces, with some scuffing along the rear joint and fore edge of jacket back. Mild soiling near the top edge of jacket front. Jacket spine is lightly sunned. Small, closed tears are visible at the top edge of jacket back and bottom edge of jacket front. Price unclipped: "$4.95". Boards show light rubbing wear and small bumps to top and bottom board edges. Sunning to cloth at the head and tail of the spine. Text block shows very light foxing on top edge near spine. Includes a card with a handwritten note in blue ink from the author: "May 15 / Dear Mr. Tidum- / Thank you indeed for your kind note; I'm glad you liked Couples, and your description of it matches what I had intended before I began. / Best wishes, John Updike". CM consignment. Shelved in Case 7. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Thick Octavo; 919 pages; VG-/VG-; White and Green Pictorial spine with Green and Gray text; Bound in green cloth with silver and gilt lettering; Deckled Fore edge; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, minor edgewear; Textblock has brown marks along head edge; Signed by John Updike on front endpaper; Shelved Under Front Counter. More

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Small octavo, 173 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is green and peach with black lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "$3.95" on front flap, has mild chipping to fore corners, rear head joint and along head edge, small closed tear along front head edge and ~.75in. closed tear along front head edge. Boards have mild shelving wear along spine head and tail, bumping to fore corners, and mild age-toning along head and tail edges. Textblock head edge dyed red and mildly sun-faded. Inscribed "for Gerry, all best" by John Updike on front free-endpaper. Shelved Room C. More

New York: Vintage Books, 1964. First Vintage edition. Octavo, ix, 191 pages. In Fair plus condition in clear plastic envelope. Spine is green with green and red print. Price unclipped: “$1.65”. Cover is illustrated, red and white print; edge wear, creasing to spine, light rubbing/shelf wear. Text block has ink mark to top edge, intermittent spine breaks, light age toning to paper. Signed in ink by the author on the half-title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #1. More

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 278 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is cream with black and green lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price clipped from front flap, has mild general age-toning and rubbing wear and a small closed tear along front head edge. Boards have mild shelving wear along spine head and tail; spine mildly cocked. Textblock head edge dyed grayish-green, mildly scuffed and moderately sun-fded. Signed flat on title page. Shelved Room C. More

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 260 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with red and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$10.00", has a tear along the rear head edge, small stains, and minor chipping along the front head fore corner. Boards have age toning along the head and tail edges and minor shelving wear. Textblock has age toning and foxing along the edges. Signed flat by John Updike on the title page. Shelved in Room C. More