[Item #3784] Marry Me: A Romance. John Updike.
Marry Me: A Romance
Marry Me: A Romance
Marry Me: A Romance
Marry Me: A Romance

Marry Me: A Romance

ISBN: 039440856X
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. "John Updike's eighth novel is subtitled "A Romance" because, in his words, "People don't act like that any more." The time is 1962, and the place is a fiefdom of Camelot called Greenwood, Connecticut. Jerry Conant and Sally Mathias are in love and want to get married, though they are already married to others. A diadem of five symmetrical chapters describes the course of their affair as it flickers off and on through the long summer, in an atmosphere of moral twilight." (from front flap) An exemplary mid-career novel by John Updike (1932-2009), the astoundingly prolific, prize-winning author, among the most acclaimed & successful in all of American literature. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket, first trade edition as stated on copyright page; just preceded or published simultaneously with a limited, privately printed edition. An important & desirable collectible in the vast Updike canon. Book in very fine condition with slight rubbing, fading to edges & corners of light blue cloth front, back covers & spine; very slight rubbing & occasional spotting to side & lower edges of text block; slightest fading & light scratching to red-dyed upper edge of same. Interior very fine, substantially mint. Dust jacket very fine with only a bit of rubbing & browning to front, back covers, spine & flaps; light wear & a few tiny bumps, creases at/near edges & corners of same. Very Fine / Very fine. [Item #3784]

Price: $60.00

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