Rabbit at Rest. Inscribed by John Updike. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Knopf. New York, 1990.

John Updike is one of the most celebrated American authors of all time. He captured middle class American life with narratives full of accessible characters and truthfully portrayed places.  He wrote with subtly brilliant sound and cadence. He published over two dozen novels and short story collections. He also published numerous letters and critical works. For all his achievements, Updike was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction, two National Book Awards, several National Book Critics Circle Awards, and many other accolades. Rabbit at Rest is one of his most important texts. It concludes his Rabbit series which began with Rabbit, Run in 1960. That novel garnered a dedicated fanbase of readers and critics alike. By the time Rabbit at Rest was published (thirty years later), the series had proved to be one of the most remarkable in American literature, having won a Pulitzer, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Rabbit at Rest added another Pulitzer Prize for Fiction to those accolades.

This first trade edition, first printing is inscribed by Updike on the front free endpaper. It is in fine condition. In the original full cloth, fine. Text block fine. Top edge dyed purple. In the original dust jacket, fine.

A fine inscribed first trade edition of Rabbit at Rest.