The Centaur
by Updike, John
John Hoyer Updike was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic. His novel, The Centaur, won the National Book Award in 1964. It is the story of George Caldwell, an aging, self-deprecating high school teacher and his bewildered son Peter, taking place in a small Pennsylvania town. The two end up spending a few days in town when their car breaks down and then there is a blizzard, stranding them for an additional night. The book compares each character to a character in Greek mythology revealing an exploration in storytelling and stylistic variation. The interweaving of classic myth and small town life is absolutely brilliant.
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The Centaur
by Updike, John
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- 1964
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Alliance, Ohio, USA
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NY: Crest Books. F. 1964. 1st Printing. Paperback. Crest Book #R682, 1964. Stated first Crest printing. Fine condition. R ubs at the head of the spine. . Item Price
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The Centaur
by UPDIKE, John
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- 1963
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with the slightest rubbing. Winner of the National Book Award. An exceptional copy. Item Price
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by Updike, John
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Prescott, Arizona, USA
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By John Updike, condition fair. Noticeable wear & tear to cover. Considerable amount of underlining, inscriptions, highlighting, notes etc from previous owner(s). In a small Pennsylvania town in the late 1940s, schoolteacher George Caldwell yearns to find some meaning in his life. Alone with his teenage son for three days in a blizzard, Caldwell sees his son grow and change… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Updike, John
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- Dust jacket shows light edgewear. One inch and a half closed tear from top edge down the back joint of jacket.
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- 1963
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- Grey paper covered boards. Black cloth spine. Stamped in silver
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Toledo, Ohio, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Stated First Edition. Grey paper covered boards. Black cloth spine. Stamped in silver. Tight, clean, no markings; very good to fine condition./Dust jacket shows light edgewear. One inch and a half closed tear from top edge down the back joint of jacket.. A retelling of the myth of Chiron, the noblest and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Centaur
by John Updike
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- 1963
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Foster, Rhode Island, USA
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Fawcett Books Group, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. Alfred A. Knopf; New York, 1963. Hardcover. First edition. Very Good, top edge stained red with some light damp stains, sunned along board edges, lightly sunned pages, first front free endpaper missing, binding sturdy and intact, in a Good to Very Good, sunned flaps/rear panel, moderate wear/scuff marks, moderate edge… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Centaur
by Updike John
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- [12], 3-302, [8] pp
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- 1963
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New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1963.
Signed and inscribed by the author: 'To Lila / with best wishes / John Updike / 19-XI-64'.
First edition.
Updike traveled to the USSR from October 20 to December 6, 1964 (Bellis De J. The John Updike Encyclopedia, 2000).
In the USSR The Centaur appeared in the magazine Inostrannaya literature (#1-2) in 1965 for… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. A bit cocked and with some marks in the margins, about very good in good (probably supplied) dustwrapper with tape shadows on the flaps and a creased tear. Warmly Inscribed by Updike to fellow author Nicholas Delbanco: "To Nick Delbanco with sincere thanks for his help in… Read more about this item Item Price
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Winner of the National Book Award.
Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Faint foxing on the page block and endpapers. Jacket lightly toned on the spine and rear panels, with small chips on the spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Centaur
by John Updike
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- 1963
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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 303 pages, with index of Greek mythological references. "First and second printings before publication." The Centaur received the National Book Award for Fiction in 1964. 8vo, gray boards sunned tan and lightly soiled, black cloth backstrip with gilt and silver gilt lettering, top edge decoratively tinted red, other edges… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Centaur
by Updike, John
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- Very Good
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- First edition
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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$55.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. [9], 3-302, [8] pp. Quarter black cloth over grey paper boards with silver lettering on the front board and silver and gold lettering on the spine; orange topstain. Price of $4.00 on front flap of jacket. Winner of the National Book Award. Ahearn APG 008b.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Centaur
by Updike, John
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- 1963
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Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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$75.00
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New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1963. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Gray boards with a black cloth backstrip. The spine is stamped in gilt and silver, the front panel in silver. Red topstain. 303pps. First and second printings before publication. The upper front tip is slightly bumped, otherwise an excellent, collector's-quality… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Centaur
by Updike, John
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- 1963
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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$48.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A novel, winner of the National Book Award. The mythological characters Chiron and Prometheus are represented in the 1940's relationship of a father and son in a Pennsylvania city.
303 pages. First edition (first printing). Minor edge wear and a small previous owner's name;… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Centaur
by UPDIKE, John
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Wadsworth, Illinois, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. National Book Award winning novel from the acclaimed and prolific author of the Rabbit Angstrom series. A clean and tight near fine copy in an about very good dust jacket with small chips from the spine ends and a decent amount of scratching to the front panel. … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Centaur (First edition)
by Updike, John
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- 1963
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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New York: Knopf, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. 8vo, cloth-covered boards in dust jacket. Mild shelfwear to boards, with contents clean. Dust jacket has wear to spine ends, including creasing, short closed tear, and minor loss. Unclipped dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. Item Price
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The Centaur
by John Updike
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- 10/26/1978
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- Paperback
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- 9780140023404
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London, Greater London, GBR
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Penguin Books Ltd, 10/26/1978. Paperback. Used; Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books. Item Price
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The Centaur
by Updike, John
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- Used - Near Fine in Very Good DJ
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- First edition
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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Helena, Montana, USA
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$40.00
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Andre Deutsch, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First British edition, fine with touch of bumping at bottom corners in very good plus jacket showing some light edgewear. Nice copy of this National Book Award winning workm by the author of such works as Rabbit Run and the Witches of Eastwick. Item Price
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THE CENTAUR
by Updike, John
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- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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Tucson, Arizona, USA
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 303 pages; Jacket with a little rubbing and edgewear. . Item Price
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The Centaur
by UPDIKE, John
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Very Good
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$50.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Slightly cocked spine and toning on the boards thus about near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with toning,creasing, and tiny tears. Winner of the National Book Award for 1964. Item Price
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The Centaur
by UPDIKE, John
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- Fine
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394418810
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$200.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a few very tiny tears, but unrubbed and with the topstain bright. Winner of the National Book Award. An exceptional copy. Item Price
$200.00
The Centaur
by UPDIKE, John
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- fine
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- First Edition
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- 1963
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- Hardcover
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Rocky River, Ohio, USA
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$25.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Octavo, 302pp. A crisp, clean copy, near fine, with a few tiny droplet stains to the top edge. In a nearly very good dust jacket, with shallow but notable creases and small chips to extremities. A perfectly decent copy of this National Book Award Winner, Updike's best effort… Read more about this item Item Price
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