First Edition in wrappers. Issued as number 227 in the Muse Library series. Edited, with Notes, by Sanehide Kodama. The stories are taken from Updike's collections The Same Door (1959) and Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories (1962). Contents include: Introduction [in Japanese and English]; "Ace in the Hole;" "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and So Forth;" "The Kid's Whistling;" "Who Made Yellow Roses Yellow?;" "Still Life;" and Notes [in Japanese and English]. This copy has been signed by Updike on the title page. Lightly creased, else near fine. De Bellis and Broomfield A38a. Please contact Clouds Hill Books for additional details and an illustrated catalogue of this item. Seller Inventory # ABE-1699463983086

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Title: SHORT STORIES OF JOHN UPDIKE

Publisher: Kyoto: Apollon-sha

Publication Date: 1970

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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