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The Same Door
John Updike
1959
Alfred A. Knopf : New York
8" by 5"
[12], 3-241, [5pp]
SUMMARY
A great first edition of John Updike’s first short story collection, a collection of stories that had originally been published in ‘The New Yorker’.
First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Near Fine
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition of this work.
In the original unclipped dustwrapper.
‘The Same Door’ is a collection of sixteen short stories, all of which had been previously published in ‘The New Yorker’ between 1954 and 1959.
Written by John Updike, a noted American author, who is one of four authors who have won the Pultizer Prize for Fiction more than once. He is best known for his ‘Rabbit’ series.
CONDITION
In the original publisher’s quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally near fine, with a few light marks and a small amount of bumping to the extremities. Dsuwtrapper with edgewear and some marks, including a small tidemark to the reverse of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a couple of very light handling marks.
Overall Condition: Near Fine Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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