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The 158-Pound Marriage, author John Irving's third published novel, revolves around an unidentified narrator, a college professor, and a mediocre novelist. The narrator met his wife Utch, an orphaned survivor of WWII, in Vienna while doing research. They are a relatively happy couple; their family rounded out by two children. At a faculty party, they meet Severin Winter, a Viennese-born professor and coach of the college wrestling team, and his wife, Edith. The couple's interests (Edith is an aspiring fiction writer, and Severin has a commonality with Utch's upbringing in Austria) and resulting infatuations between the couples lead to after-dinner partner-swapping. At first, the swinging goes smoothly, but eventually, uneven feelings and obsessions throw the couples off track. The title, The 158-Pound Marriage, refers to the 158-pound weight class in wrestling, which Severin, the coach, feels is the most competitive. The book is small, only 176 pages, compared to Irving's later weighty tomes, like the 610 page The World According to Garp (1978) and The Cider House Rules (1985), which is 973 pages.
First Edition Identification
The First edition of The 158-Pound Marriage was published on August 12, 1974, by Random House. "First Edition" is stated to copyright page, and number line begins with 2, per Random House's custom of identifying first edition (98765432). The American edition has a $5.95 printed on the front flap of the dust jacket. This is a scarce novel in first edition state, of which only around 2,600 were printed.
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- Title The 158-Pound Marriage
- Author John Irving
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 245
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House (NY), New York
- Date 1974
- ISBN 9780394484143 / 0394484142
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Erotic fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00000000
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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New York: Random House, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 245 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine dark green with white and orange lettering. Slight scratches exteriorly with mild soiling to the rear, minor wear to the edges and light age toning to the flaps. Boards have slight sun fading and mild tilt to the spine. Text block has very slight age toning to the edges. Deckled fore edge. First Edition, First Printing. 1371443. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Random House, 1974-08-11. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8x5x1. Hardcover. Stated first edition with full number line. Light rubbing to boards and dust jacket. Binding square and tight. No highlighting, notation, or remainder marks. Photos upon request. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.
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New York: Random House, 1974. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Random House, 1974. First Edition number line ending in "2" in keeping with publisher's identification methods at the time. Octavo. 245 pp. Printed dust jacket with "$5.95" price present. Blue and green boards stamped in copper and green. Dust jacket with chip to top of front joint, scrape to bottom of same, and short closed tear to bottom of rear panel near spine. Boards show light shelfwear with a touch of fading along bottom edge. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Very Good.
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Random House, August 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible - Very Good/Very Good. First edition stated; first printing; number line beginning with 2, as was the protocol for Random House. A Very Good copy in like dustjacket. Small p.o. signature on front free endpaper, very light rubbing to corners and spine ends. An attractive dustjacket with the lightest of rubbing at the corners and spine ends. Not price-clipped. In a mylar cover.
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New York: Random House, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing, with complete # line. His 3rd book, which had a very small 1st printing. Very Good, the first 40 pages slight curl top corner from dampness, and the ubiquitous small store sticker front pastedown. In a Very Good dustjacket, with a 1" triangular dampstain top corner front flap, corner creases both flaps, and light rubbing front panel. Book is clean and tight and presents better than this description would indicate..
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