Rabbit at Rest, John Updike — 1st Edition

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Rabbit at Rest, John Updike — 1st Edition

Name: Rabbit at Rest, John Updike — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6956
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Publication: London, André Deutsch, 1990

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [xiv], 505.

Condition Report: Very Good. The original blue cloth boards are tight and square, displaying bright, unoxidised silver-gilt lettering to the spine and sharp, unbumped corners. The binding remains firm with no leaning or mechanical weakness. Internally, the text block is clean and unmarked, though the page edges exhibit faint, uniform age-toning typical of the paper stock used during this period. The dust jacket is vibrant and fully intact, retaining its deep blue hues without significant sun-fading, showing only minor shelf-wear and slight rubbing along the top edge and spine extremities. Overall, a highly presentable and structurally sound copy.

Catalogue Note: This is the first UK trade edition, published by André Deutsch. As noted on the copyright page, this trade release followed a privately printed signed edition by the Franklin Library, though this particular copy remains firmly in its standard trade format and is unsigned.

In this Pulitzer Prize-winning conclusion to the acclaimed Rabbit Angstrom series, John Updike returns to his quintessential American protagonist at the twilight of the 1980s. Now semi-retired in a Florida condominium, an aging and heavier Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom grapples with a failing heart, his son Nelson's escalating cocaine addiction, and a changing cultural landscape that feels increasingly alien. Updike delivers a profound, darkly comedic, and deeply moving meditation on mortality, family dysfunction, and the enduring resilience of the American spirit.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: John Updike

Book Publisher: André Deutsch

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Modern Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 505

Book Publication Year: 1990

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Rabbit Angstrom

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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