Bech: A Book
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.
Price: $950.00
Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author: "for Susan Sheehan, an old-time Bechite, Cheers, John Updike." Updike and Sheehan were colleagues at *The New Yorker* for nearly 50 years, both, among other things, contributing frequently to *The Talk of the Town*. Both won Pulitzer Prizes: Updike for *Rabbit is Rich* and *Rabbit at Rest*; Sheehan for General Non-Fiction for her 1983 book *Is There No Place on Earth for Me?* A lovely copy and a nice association.
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