New York, NY Fawcett: Crest, 1999. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (1999); so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1999); so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Wraps: shows just a hint of wear to the upper outside edge of the rear panel; the pages have tanned very slightly, due to aging; some scuffing to the rear panel; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing the very mildest wear and a couple of minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and clean. Close to "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.9 x 4.25 x 0.75 inches). 237 pages. Language: English. Weight: 5 ounces. Mass Market Paperback.

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John Updike was born in 1932, in Shillington, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Harvard College in 1954, and spent a year in Oxford, England, at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art. From 1955 to 1957 he was a member of the staff of The New Yorker, and since 1957 has lived in Massachusetts. He is the father of four children and the author of over forty books, including collections of short stories, poems, and criticism. His novels have won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the American Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award.

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Seller: Black Cat Hill Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 54525
Title: Bech at Bay: A Quasi-Novel.
Author: John Updike
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition Thus (1999); so stated. First Printing indicated b
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0449005658
ISBN 13: 9780449005651
Publisher: Fawcett: Crest,
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1999.
Bookseller catalogs: Classic American Fiction; Fiction: Collectible Paperbacks; American Popular Fiction; Modern Fiction First Editions; Women's Fiction;

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