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Toward the End of Time (The Signed First Edition Society)
by John Updike
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
The Franklin Library, 1997. First Edition. leather_bound. Like New. 0x0x0. Signed by Author. The Franklin Library; Franklin Center, 1997. Deluxe Leather Collector Edition. First Edition. Signed by author directly on prelim. A Fine copy. Gilt embossed full leather binding is very nice with sharp corners, AEG are fresh and bright. Bound in Fine Genuine Leather - 22kt gold-stamped spine accents - Distinctive raised spine hubs, - Intricate gilt stamped cover designs, - Specially milled acid-neutral paper, - Smyth-sewn pages, - Gilded page edges, - Permanent satin ribbon page-marker. Binding firm, book unread and unopened, book in pristine condition. 334pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
Synopsis
Ben Turnbull, the hero of John Updike's eighteenth novel, is a sixty-six-year-old retired investment counselor living north of Boston in the year 2020. A recent war between the United States and China has thinned the population and brought social chaos. The dollar has been locally replaced by Massachusetts scrip; instead of taxes, one pays protection money to competing racketeers. Nevertheless, Ben's life, traced by his journal entries over the course of a year, retains many of its accustomed comforts, as supervised by his vibrant wife, Gloria. He plays golf; he pays visits to his five children and ten grandchildren. Something of a science buff, he finds his personal history caught up in the disjunctions and vagaries of the "many-worlds hypothesis derived from the indeterminacy of quantum theory. His identity branches into variants extending back through history and ahead in the evolution of the universe, as both it and his own mortal, nature-enshrouded existence move toward the end of time.From the Hardcover edition.
Reviews
On Dec 21 2010, Btbkc69 said:
An exceptional display of refined talent, Updike, though often showing off, puts you in the skin, as it were and introduces much of the past in the future. The domestic insights are a bispectral blend of poignance and comedy. My humble opinion. btb
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1039093
- Title
- Toward the End of Time (The Signed First Edition Society)
- Author
- John Updike
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island
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Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- First Edition
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