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[LITERATURE]. A group of over 30 works by Updike, Burgess, Roth, Purdy, Saroyan and Thurber, including: SAROYAN, William. The Human Comedy. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, [1943]. 8vo. Original cloth; original unclipped dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY SAROYAN. –– ROTH, Philip. Zuckerman Unbound. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1981]. 8vo. Original cloth; slipcase. LIMITED EDITION, number 149 of 350 copies SIGNED BY ROTH. –– ROTH, Philip. The Anatomy Lesson. Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1983. 8vo. Original gilt–decorated morocco, all edges gilt. Laid in with publisher’s letter. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE SIGNED BY ROTH. –– UPDIKE, John. Roger’s Version. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. Original cloth–backed boards; original printed slipcase. LIMITED EDITION, number 103 of 350 copies SIGNED BY UPDIKE. –– And many others, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, all in original bindings, condition generally very good.