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QUERY
by UPDIKE, John
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine in envelope
- Seller
-
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
n.p.: Albondocani Press, (1974). First Edition. Softcover. Fine in envelope. Stiff card covers with drawing by Robert Dunn. First issue with the cover drawing printed upside-down, one of only 75 copies thus of an intended 400 copies total, the remainder said by the publisher to have been destroyed, but at least a dozen or more survived. This poem by Updike was printed as a holiday greeting from Albondocani Press and Ampersand Books, with the errata statement from the publisher still tipped in. Also with a printed statement from the publisher about the publishing history of the piece and offering copies of the suppressed first issue at one hundred dollars.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010015
- Title
- QUERY
- Author
- UPDIKE, John
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in envelope
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Albondocani Press
- Place of Publication
- n.p.
- Date Published
- (1974)
- Keywords
- Fine Press, Modern Poetry, Ephemera, Modern First Editions, Christmas, Modern Firsts, Limited
- Bookseller catalogs
- Limited; Christmas Card;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Fine
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