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Published by Mark Batty, Publisher, West New York, NJ, 2002
ISBN 10: 097156874X ISBN 13: 9780971568747
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Fine first edition/first printing in an equally handsome dust-jacket; In this book, prominent authors and scholars offer essays and lectures on the craft of writing. Topics include sentence structure, plot, character development, and more. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in improving their writing skills.; 8vo; 383 pages.
Published by Mark Batty, Publisher, West New York, NJ, 2002
ISBN 10: 097156874X ISBN 13: 9780971568747
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Fine first edition/first printing in an equally handsome dust-jacket; The Well-Made Book is a collection of essays and lectures by celebrated authors and thinkers, including David Foster Wallace, J.D. Salinger, and William Updike. Edited by William W. Peterson, the book is a unique and illuminating exploration of the craft of writing, from conception to publication.; 8vo; 383 pages.
Published by Mark Batty, Publisher, West New York, NJ, 2002
ISBN 10: 097156874X ISBN 13: 9780971568747
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A handsome first Edition/First Printing in Fine condition in an equally unblemished dust-jacket; The Well-Made Book is a compilation of essays and lectures written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Updike, and the editor, William W. Peterson. The book is divided into four sections: "The Writer," "The Reader," "The Work of Making a Book," and "The Business of Books." In "The Writer," Updike discusses the importance of being a good writer and the techniques that he has used to achieve success. In "The Reader," he discusses the importance of reading and how it can transform a person. In "The Work of Making a Book," he discusses the process of book making and the importance of having a good editor. In "The Business of Books," he discusses the different aspects of the book business and the importance of bookselling.; 8vo; 383 pages.
Published by Mark Batty Pub, West New York, NJ, 2002
ISBN 10: 0971568774 ISBN 13: 9780971568778
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition, Limited. "Special Edition". One of only 40 copies specially hand-bound containing tipped-in original specimens of Daniel Berkeley Updike's work referred to in the text. Signed on the colophon page by the editor, William S. Peterson. Housed in a matching slipcase. Laid in is a typed letter, hand signed by the publisher, Mark Batty, to the purchaser of the book. The special section bound-in at rear contains the following specimens of books designed & printed by Daniel Berkeley Updike: 1. An adaptation of the title page of The Life of Benvenuto Cellini. 2. A digital copy of a photograph of Daniel Berkeley Updike. 3. Vexilla Regis Quotidie. 4. Stevenson's Attitude to Life with Readings from His Essays and Letters. 5. The Marching Morrows. 6. A Renaissance Courtesy-Book / Galateo of Manners & Behaviors. 7. The Form of Consecration of St. George's Chapel (Middleton, Rhode Island). 8. Notes by Lady Louisa Stuart on George Selwyn and his Contemporaries. 9. The Life of Our Lord Written During the Years 1846-1849. Charles Dickens. 10. Some Aspects of Printing Old and New. daniel Berkeley Updike. 11. Facsimile of a page from The Book of Common Prayer of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, together with the Psalter (folded in rear pocket). . Signed by Editor.