Rabbit is Rich - 1st Limited Edition/1st Printing

John Updike

A handsome special First Edition/First Printing, limited to 350 copies, this one being out of series. In unread Fine condition in Near Fine dust-jacket with minor edge wear to spine caps in alike, rubbed publisher's slip case. SIGNED by author John Updike on the limitation page. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century, as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number ;

It is 1979 and Harry Angstrom, the hero of John Updike's Rabbit Run (1960) , ten years after the hectic events described in Rabbit Redux (1970) , has come to enjoy considerable prosperity as Chief Sales Representative of Springer Motors, a Toyota agency in Brewer, Pennsylvania.

Book #20565

Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing; Signed by Author
Size: 8vo
Publisher: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
ISBN: 0394520475

Price: $350.00

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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