Self-Consciousness. Signed by John Updike. First Trade Edition, First Printing. Knopf. New York, 1989.

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. In this volume, Self-Consciousness: Memoirs, Updike pivots from his usual fiction to provide readers with his memoirs in essays. In six sections, he revisits his memories of childhood, parenting, romance, his writerly influences, and more. For any Updike collector, it is an essential volume. Self-Consciousness reveals much about the thoughtful mind behind the fiction.

This first trade edition, first printing is signed by Updike on the flyleaf. It is in fine condition. In the original cloth, near-fine with only fading and bumping to edges. Text block fine. In the original dust jacket, fine. Price clipped.

A fine signed first edition of John Updike’s memoir in essays.