April 12, 2024
SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS John Updike Memoirs EASTON PRESS Gen Leather SIGNED 1st First
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DESCRIPTION : Wow, what a find! Up for auction, is a RARE SIGNED copy of "Self-Consciousnesss , Easton Press, First Edition bound in genuine leather , providing hours of great reading enjoyment! This beautiful item is in excellent condition, showing light wear to the edges. An extremely clean reading copy that would make a wonderful addition to any library . Bright, clean, tight copy. There are no written names or other other signs of previous ownership. No musty smells. From a smoke free environment . Quite scarce in this bright, tight, clean condition! Still includes the official letter confirming it is a signed first edition pamphlet insert. Most Helpful Review John Updike’s memoirs consist of six Emersonian essays that together trace the inner shape of the life, up to the age of fifty-five, of a relatively fortunate American male. The author has attempted, his foreword states, “to treat this life, this massive datum which happens to be mine, as a specimen life, representative in its odd uniqueness of all the oddly unique lives in this world.” In the service of this metaphysical effort, he has been hair-raisingly honest, matchlessly precise, and self-effacingly humorous. He takes the reader beyond self-consciousness, and beyond self-importance, into sheer wonder at the miracle of existence. Genuine Leather Bound Published by
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