-Disclaimer: May have a different cover image than stock photos shows, as well as being a different edition/printing, unless otherwise stated. Please contact us if you're looking for one of these specifically. Your order will ship with FREE Delivery Confirmation (Tracking). We are a family business, and your satisfaction is our goal!
Stamped on the inside cover pages. PRESENTABLE hard covered edition in a full dust jacket with just a bit of shelf wear to the dust jacket. Slight scuff to the covers and page edge. USEFUL!
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 279pp. Gorgeous Unread First Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($17.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. A beautiful, collectable copy at a great price.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book club edition. Remainder mark, pages edges lightly soiled, very good in a very good price-clipped and lightly edgeworn dustwrapper.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First trade edition. Last printed page affixed to rear pastedown due to a binding error (somewhat obscuring colophon on verso), thus near fine in a fine dust jacket. Updike's 13th novel.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. 1st. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. Bound in the publisher's original pink cloth over boards, spine and cover stamped in gilt.
Registration and/or logging into your account gives you access to even more features, including saved searches, want lists, wishlists, search preferences and search history. You can either create an account with us or log in using Facebook below.
second state: used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction, or a change in binding color.