Book #11231

Licks Of Love

John Updike
Book #11231 Licks Of Love. John Updike.

Binding: Full-Leather
Book Condition: As New
Edition: Signed Edition
Publisher: Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2000.

A special Limited edition of only 1,650 copies, SIGNED by the author, John Updike. A wonderful scarce book in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap.

The short stories in Updike's collection revisit many of the locales of his fiction. The title is derived from the story in which an American banjo virtuoso demonstrates his licks to an enthralled Soviet audience in the heart of the Cold War...

Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, raised bands, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability; 8vo; Signed by Author.

Price: $100.00

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Author Bio

John Updike

John Hoyer Updike (Mar. 18, 1932 - Jan. 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short story writer and literary critic. Updike's most famous work is his Rabbit series with Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest receiving the Pulitzer Prize. Updike was widely recognized for his careful craftsmanship and prolific output, having published more than 20 novels and more than a dozen short story collections, as well as poetry, literary criticism and children's books.

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