UPDIKE, JOHN. The Carpentered Hen and other tame creatures. New York, [1958]. 8vo, original quarter cloth, extremities slightly rubbed; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE of the author's first book -- UPDIKE. Bech Is Back. New York, 1982. 8vo, original cloth; dust jacket; publisher's board slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 211 of 500 copies signed by Updike. (2)