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Helsinki: Eurographica, 1988. Limited Numbered First Edition. Cardboard Wrappers. Fine/Fine. A handsome Limited Numbered First Edition signed by author on the title page, "John Updike, Dec., 1988." Numbered 156 of 350 Limited Numbered Signed copies. In fine unread condition, the book contains three sonnets and two stories in 77 in stiff cream white pages. The charcoal blue dustjacket is in fine condition and is protected by a fine acetate dustjacket. A lovely copy.
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- Title Going Abroad
- Author Updike, John
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Limited and Numb
- Pages 77
- Publisher Eurographica, Helsinki
- Date 1988
- ISBN 9789519371382
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Going Abroad
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Helsinki: Eurographica, 1988. Softcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in wrappers and fine dustwrapper. One of 30 unnumbered copies "printed for the personal use of the author." Inscribed by Updike to Herb Yellin: "for Herb Yellin, with warm regards, John Updike 1/19/89". Herb Yellin was the founder and publisher of Lord John Press and the most frequent of Updike's fine press collaborators. He named his press after noting that the list of authors he wanted to publish all shared the same first name, chief among them John Updike, his favorite. *Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu* became the press's first book in 1977 with 10 more to follow over the next 23 years. Yellin's friendship with Updike grew with each new limited edition benefitting his already enormous Updike collection, with Updike himself contributing copies of new editions of his books - often inscribed. In a 2010 interview with Yellin he noted that Updike "...liked that if anything ever happened to his own collection, he had my collection on the…
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