Updike, John

Trust Me: Short Stories by John Updike

ISBN: 0394558332
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. "The theme of trust, betrayed or fulfilled, runs through (John) Updike's new collection of short stories: Parents lead children into peril, husbands abandon wives, wives manipulate husbands, and time undermines all. Love pangs, a favorite theme of the author, take on a new urgency as earthquakes, illnesses, lost wallets, and the deaths of friends besiege his aging heroes and heroines." (from front flap) The sixth collection of short stories published during the astonishingly prolific creative lifetime of John Updike (1932-2009), one of the most acclaimed & successful authors in the entire American literary canon. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket, first edition as stated on copyright page. An essential collectible in the vast Updike oeuvre, most notable for its consistent quality as much as quantity. Book in very fine condition with only slight fading & a few tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of front, back covers & spine; a bit of rubbing & sparse spotting to side & lower edges of text block; very light rubbing & fading to grey-dyed upper edge of same. Interior very fine, substantially mint. Dust jacket (definitely first issue with "5/87" printed below publisher's logo & reference at lower rear flap) very fine with slight rubbing, browning, light creasing & occasional spotting to front, back covers, spine & flaps; mildest wear & a few tiny bumps, creases at thin edges & corners of same. Very Fine / Very Fine. [Item #3810]

Price: $60.00