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First edition

Rabbit Is Rich

John Updike
Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First edition, first printing.
$30One copy · this copy
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Book
Near Fine
Jacket
Very Good
Jacket note
The dust jacket grades Very Good.
Our ref
RCB-7ec9d0d9f804
What we checked, and where to see itRCB-7ec9d0d9f804 · 7 photographs of this copy
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'FIRST EDITION' stated at foot of copyright page
examined on the copy in hand
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Copyright © 1981 by John Updike; 1981 on the LCCN line
examined on the copy in hand
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Trade ISBN 0-394-52087-4 (Limited Edition is 0-394-52047-5)
examined on the copy in hand
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'THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF, INC.'
examined on the copy in hand
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Jacket price $13.95 present (rules out book club)
examined on the copy in hand
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Rear jacket carries five reviews (Rabbit, Run and Rabbit Redux)
examined on the copy in hand
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Mustard/yellow cloth, silver/gold spine stamping, Borzoi device
examined on the copy in hand
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Top-stain colour (red = first, yellow = second) not verifiable from photos
examined on the copy in hand
Flaws, each one named
1
Toning/tanning to rear jacket panel
see it — photograph 4
2
Old label/sticker residue and small tear at foot of rear jacket panel
see it — photograph 4
3
Light rubbing and slight chipping at spine head/tail of jacket
see it — photograph 5
4
Minor edge wear to jacket
noted on the copy in hand
This copy
First edition

What a true first shows: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981, trade first printing: 'First Edition' stated on copyright page, no number line; mustard/yellow cloth stamped silver and gold; jacket priced $13.95 with rainbow / Susan B. Anthony dollar design; rear jacket carries five reviews. First printing is said to have a red top-stain (second printings a yellow one). A separate, more valuable limited edition of 350 signed/numbered copies (ISBN 0-394-52047-5) exists.

Photographs show the exact copy you will receive. Every flaw we found is listed above; if we missed one, the return is on us.