A Month of Sundays. Signed by John Updike. Signed Limited First Edition. Knopf. New York, 1975.

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 A Month of Sundays, Updike provides a theological novel in reference to Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter. It is narrated by a Christian minister who writes to confess his illicit sexual fantasies. The work sparked what is loosely considered Updike’s Scarlet Letter trilogy. However, each work stands on its own, bound only by their themes of faith, sexuality, and desire. A Month of Sundays is particularly unique in terms of its narration and style. It showcases Updike’s ability to enter the voice and mind of all sorts of characters.

This signed limited first edition is signed by Updike on the limitation page. It is one of only 450 copies. It is in fine condition. In the original quarter cloth, fine. Text block fine. In the original dust jacket, fine. With the original slipcase, about-fine with only minor fading and rubbing.

A fine signed limited first edition by John Updike.