The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures

UPDIKE, John

Published by Harper and Brothers, New York, 1958

About this Item

First edition. One signature fallen slightly forward as usual else fine in fine, first issue dust jacket with a later (probably publisher's) price sticker over the original price. Inscribed by Updike to Herb Yellin: "for Herb Yellin, John Updike." Herb Yellin was the founder and publisher of Lord John Press and the most frequent of Updike's fine press collaborators. He named his press after noting that the list of authors he wanted to publish all shared the same first name, chief among them John Updike, his favorite. *Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu* became the press s first book in 1977 with 10 more to follow over the next 23 years. Yellin s friendship with Updike grew with each new limited edition benefitting his already enormous Updike collection, with Updike himself contributing copies of new editions of his books - often inscribed. In a 2010 interview with Yellin he noted that Updike ".liked that if anything ever happened to his own collection, he had my collection on the opposite side of the country." A notable association in the author's first book, a collection of poems. Seller Inventory # 401475

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Carpentered Hen and Other Tame Creatures

Publisher: Harper and Brothers, New York

Publication Date: 1958

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition