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RABBIT, RUN

by UPDIKE, John

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1960. UPDIKE, John. RABBIT, RUN. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. First edition. 307 pp. 8vo., emerald green cloth back, letters stamped in gold and silver gilt to spine, blue-grey paper covered boards, author's name stamped in silver gilt to upper board, publisher's device blindstamped to lower board, top-edge stained light grey. Bookplate to front pastedown. A thin sliver of sunning just at top-edges of boards and spine; two tiny spots to upper board, and a small spot of soiling to fore-edge; nonetheless, the volume is still quite bright and fresh. The dust jacket is moderately edgeworn at spinal ends, with some chipping to crown, and at the top-edge of the upper panel, having a closed tear and some creasing; also, the spine is sunned with a tiny puncture at the lower joint. Overall, this is a very good copy.

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Rabbit, Run , written by John Updike and first published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1960, follows a 26-year-old former high school basketball player nicknamed “Rabbit.” Imprisoned in a tedious job and a loveless marriage, Rabbit attempts to find freedom from his constrained middle-class lifestyle. The novel was republished in a 1963 Penguin Edition, which was the first to include more sexually risque passages cut by Knopf in the first edition. The first of the 'Rabbit Tetralogy',  Rabbit, Run  is perhaps the most sought-after title written by Updike. 

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Boston Book Company US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
RABBIT, RUN
Author
UPDIKE, John
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
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Date Published
1960

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