The Witches Of Eastwick-John Updike-SIGNED!-TRUE First/1st Trade Edition!-RARE!

Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, SIGNED First Trade Edition/First Printing of The Witches Of Eastwick by John Updike. An Updike Classic and Basis for the Popular Film!! SIGNED, TRUE First Trade Editions of this Title are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!! Please remember this is NOT the more common Signed First Edition published by the Franklin Library Edition!!This is the First Trade Edition, the First Edition issued to the general public with its' original dust jacket. Hardcover with its original, First State dust jacket, NOT price-clipped!Original price of $15.95. Published by Alfred A. Knopf: New York, 1984. Boldly SIGNED on the first, blank page by the great John Updike!NOT inscribed to anyone, simply SIGNED by the celebrated author! A TRUE First Trade Edition/First Printing/First State with ALL First Edition Points present! This rare treasure has some very clearly visible wear, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition!The wear, however, is considerable and should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE. The binding is holding tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean! Some general/shelf along with a very noticeable lean/slant, creases/marks/discoloration/wear to the spine/corners/cloth boards, marks/foxing/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/foxing/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text! Please note the wear to the spine/corners/cloth boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges, and the wear that is present on the pages, particularly noticeable on certain pages!The wear is considerable and very clearly visible!All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered. The original, First State dust jacket is fully intact and NOT price-clipped!Some general/shelf wear along with creases, scuffing, marks and rips.Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners and near/along the edges!Please also note the very noticeable altering/fading of the color on the spine!The color on the spine is very noticeably different than the original color which is can be seen on both the front and rear of the jacket.All of the wear previously mentioned, particularly near/along the edges and on the spine, is considerable and very clearly visible!All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered. We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book.We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear.Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear to both the book and the dust jacket is considerable and very clearly visible!All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection.Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!!Payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed.Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!

Price: 79.99 USD

Location: Thousand Oaks, California

End Time: 2025-01-29T22:45:12.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD