UPDIKE, John
Self-Consciousness: A Memoir (Signed First Edition)
Alfred A. Knopf, New York: 1989
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First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 257 pages. A terrific memoir from the prolific author of such classics as "Bech A Book" and "Rabbit Run." A fine copy cloth boards and in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Updike on the half title page. A fresh copy.
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