John Updike. Stated first trade edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover are in Near Fine condition. No writing or markings found in this well-preserved edition, which looks unread, 491 pp.
This is the stated First Trade Edition of Updike’s epic, century-spanning novel tracing four generations of American lives shaped by faith, fame, and illusion. Set in Paterson, New Jersey, and weaving through Hollywood and American suburbia, In the Beauty of the Lilies stands as one of Updike’s most ambitious works—both a family saga and a meditation on American spirituality and cultural identity.
Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket. Sharp corners, tight binding, bright jacket with only the faintest signs of shelf wear. A lovely collectible copy. Not price-clipped; no remainder marks or writing.
A beautiful copy for collectors of modern first editions or fans of one of America’s great prose stylists.
