The Early Stories: 1953-1975

First Edition is stated on the copyright page, and 2003 is stated on the title page. Binding is blue cloth with gold and silver lettering on spine, and red top stain. Dust jacket has photo of the author on the back panel with no reviews. Back dust jacket flap has three reviews (by New York Post, The Saturday Review, and The Nation) and biography of the author. Front dust jacket flap has a review by The Hudson Review.

The Early Stories: 1953-1975 won the PEN/Faulkner Award.

To find the market value for this book, click on the pre-filled eBay, AbeBooks, or Biblio links to the right and look for comparable listings that have all of these first edition criteria.

Picture of the 2003 first edition dust jacket for The Early Stories: 1953-1975.

Picture of the first edition copyright page for The Early Stories: 1953-1975.

Picture of dust jacket where original $35.00 price is found for The Early Stories: 1953-1975.

Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of The Early Stories: 1953-1975.

Picture of the first edition Alfred A. Knopf boards for The Early Stories: 1953-1975.

Picture of the back dust jacket flap for the first edition of The Early Stories: 1953-1975.

Picture of the first edition title page for The Early Stories: 1953-1975.

Other first edition points for books by John Updike include: Rabbit is Rich, Rabbit at Rest, The Centaur, The Widows of Eastwick.

    

Disclaimer: This website is intended to help guide you and give you insight into what to look for when identifying first editions. The information is compiled from the experience of reputable collectors and dealers in the industry. Gathering and updating information about these books is more an art than a science, and new identication criteria and points of issue are sometimes discovered that may contradict currently accepted identification points. This means that the information presented here may not always be 100% accurate. If you spot a mistake, drop us an e-mail and we will do our best to investigate and correct it.

See also...

See also...