The Music School Short Stories
by Updike, John
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Signed by Author. First edition, first state. Signed and personally inscribed by Updike on title page. Blue boards show fading and light bumping to extremities, plus a tiny chip to bottom edge. Tail of spine and top front corner bumped. Foxing to all edges of text block plus fading to upper portion. Pages 206-209 show corner wear; the remaining pages are clean and bright. Bright yellow dust jacket is fully intact ($4.95 price point) and protected in a mylar cover. 8vo. 260p.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPupTMS
- Title
- The Music School Short Stories
- Author
- Updike, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- Text Block
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- First Edition
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- Title Page
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- Edges
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- Tail
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- Jacket
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- Inscribed
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