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Hodder and Stoughton, London., 1895. First edition. Octavo. pp xiv, 480, [2] adverts. Tissue-guarded frontispiece photogravure; photographs. Original gilt decorated cloth.Edges spotted. Covers a little marked and slightly rubbed at corners. Endpapers and prelims spotted. Very good.

Hutchinson, London., 1902. First edition. Octavo. Two volumes: pp xx, 1-470; xiv, 471-1018. 506 illustrations from drawings and photographs by the author and others; 48 full-page coloured plates by the author; 9 map by J.G. Bartholomew and the author. Original black cloth with an embossed gilt image of a tribesman. Top edge gilt. 1902 gift inscription, the recipient's name crossed through, on verso of frontispiece plate of Vol. I. Cloth snagged at heads and tails of spines and at the lower end of the spine of Vol. I. Inner hinges cracked. A good set.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York., 1975. First U.S. edition. Translated by Helen R. Lane. Octavo. pp [viii], 184. A novel.Head and tail of spine slightly bumped, otherwise fine in near-fine dustwrapper slightly rubbed at the edges.

The Joash Woodrow Collection in association with 108 Fine Art, Harrogate., 2004. First edition. Quarto. 239 pages, almost all of which are devoted to colour illustrations. Card wrappers with flaps. Very near fine.

Victor Gollancz, London., 1970. First edition. Octavo. 192 pages. The author's third novel.Signed by the author on the title-page.Small ink blot to margin of page 44 (production fault). Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Very good indeed in near-fine, slightly nicked dustwrapper.

Hutchinson, London., 1966. First edition. Issued in the series New Authors Limited. Octavo. pp 222 [2] adverts. The author's first book.Signed by the author on the title-page.Fine in near-fine dustwrapper a bit creased at top edge.

André Deutsch, London., 1977. First U.K. edition. Octavo. pp xii, 91.Presentation copy from the author, inscribed by him on the front free endpaper: ''for David Cheshire who directed me like crazy for day after idyllic day - warm regards, John 10/18/81''. The recipient wrote and directed the 1982 BBC documentary film on Updike.Bump to bottom edge of front cover. Very good indeed in very good indeed, partially faded, price-clipped dustwrapper.

Alfred A. Knopf, New York., 1969. First edition. Octavo. 99 pages.Number 144 of 350 specially bound copies printed in special paper and signed by the author.Fine in fine dustwrapper and fine card slipcase.

James Cahill, Huntington Beach., 1993. First edition. Octavo. 22 pages. Cloth decorated in gilt. A story which first appeared in The New Yorker.Number 73 of 100 copies copies signed by the author.Fine in original shrinkwrap.

The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania., 1990. First edition. Octavo. pp [viii], 512. Double-page colour frontispiece by Cary Henrie. The introductory four-page ''special message'' does not appear in the trade edition. Original binding of full brown leather decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.One of an unspecified number of copies signed by the author for members of the Signed First Edition Society.Fine. Not issued in dustwrapper.

Eurographica, Helsinki., 1993. First edition. Octavo. 61 pages. ''The Football Factory'', ''Part of the Process'' and ''The Lens Factory''. Stiff wrappers.One of 350 copies signed by the author.Fine in dustwrapper.

The Literary Renaissance, Louisville, Kentucky., 1994. First edition. Octavo. pp [12].Out of a total edition of 130 copies this is number 64 of 100 in grey wrappers, signed by the author.Fine.

Alfred A. Knopf, New York., 1984. First edition. Octavo. pp [viii], 307. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper.Fine in very near fine dustwrapper.

Alfred A. Knopf, New York., 1992. First edition. Octavo. pp [viii], 371. Presentation copy from the author, inscribed by him on the front free endpaper: ''for David Blow my very well-informed and painless interviewer with my regards, John Updike''.Fine in fine dustwrapper.

Gambit, Boston, Massachusetts., 1969. First edition. Royal octavo. pp x, 150. The three-page introduction is by John Updike, the artist's fellow frequent contributor to The New Yorker, and who is himself depicted at page 44.Number 37 of 300 copies signed by Levine and Updike and specially bound in quarter black leather with oatmeal buckram boards.Fine in very good indeed dustwrapper slightly rubbed at the edges and with some fading at the spine.

Lord John Press, Northridge, California., 1993. First edition. Octavo. pp [viii], 49. Number 144 of 250 copies signed by the author. Fine. Not issued in dustwrapper.

Alfred A. Knopf, New York., 1975. First edition. Octavo. pp [viii], 228. Number 179 of 450 copies signed by the author, printed on special paper and specially bound. Fine in fine dustwrapper and fine pictorial card slipcase.

André Deutsch, London., 1969. First U.K. edition. Octavo. 99 pages.Signed by the author on the title-page.Fine in fine dustwrapper.

André Deutsch, London., 1987. First U.K. edition. Octavo. pp [vi], 249. Short stories. Publisher's review slip laid in.Signed by the author on the title-page.Tail of spine a bit bumped, otherwise fine in near-fine, slightly faded dustwrapper. Signed copies of the U.K. edition are scarce.

Alfred A. Knopf, New York., 1971. First edition. Octavo. pp [viii], 407.Number 82 of 350 copies copies signed by the author, printed on special paper and specially bound.Fine in fine acetate dustwrapper and fine card slipcase.