Hoping For A Hoopoe [The Carpentered Hen] - 1st UK Edition/1st Printing

John Updike

A handsome First UK Edition/First Printing with little foxing at top of textblock, else Fine in alike dust-jacket with slight soiling and a small closed tear at top front. Signed and inscribed author John Updike directly on front free endpaper. First published in the US as The Carpentered Hen;

"This is one of the most sparking collections of light verse for many a long day, and it may well come to rank among the classics of the genre. John Updike is an original: his humor is fresh and sponaneous, and the most improbable subjects can tickle his fancy." (from the dust-jacket).

Price: $210.00

Book #18168
Hoping For A Hoopoe [The Carpentered Hen] - 1st UK Edition/1st Printing
Hoping For A Hoopoe [The Carpentered Hen] - 1st UK Edition/1st Printing

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: 1st UK Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author
Size: 8vo
Publisher: London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1959.

Author Bio

Updike, John

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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