The 158-Pound Marriage by John Irving ISBN 13: 9780394484143

Random House Publishing Group, 1974. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Random House, 8/12/1974 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Good. 1.2000 in x 8.4000 in x 5.6000 in. 1st edition, second printing. DJ with some rubbing and abraded lamination, one spot with paper abraded. Light shelf wear. Else clean and tight.

NY: Random House; (1974). First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. First printing of the author's third novel, very good with no dust jacket. Small triangular "BTP" sticker at top of front pastedown, small hole in front gutter that appears to be caused by a binding flaw. The top edge of the page block is a little spotted, and the top corners are bumped. A tight, square copy without names or other markings

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.

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.

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.

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.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Random House, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 245pp, Sharp Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence to "2" as called for by Random House. Square, tight and clean throughout. Spine lettering a bit dulled and a hint of toning to board edges. Some creasing to the paper of the front paste-down and end-paper which is clearly a bindery/printing defect. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($5.95), has mild wear and a couple of tiny color-flakes at the spine ends but is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, or tears. A very pretty collectable of the author's third book at a great price.

New York: Random House, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 245pp. Cloth backed boards. The author's third book. A hint of fading to the edges else a fine copy in fine dustjacket with a faint vertical crease to the front flap and a bit of edge wear. ; Octavo.

New York: Random House. Clean and unmarked. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). 1974.

New York: Random House, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 1974, First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Very small stain tot he edge of the fly leaf; mild foxing to the top and foredge of the text-block; otherwise a square, sharp, clean copy. The DJ with minimal edgewear; two faint stains to the top edge of the rear panel. The author's third novel.

New York: Random House, 1974. 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.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394484142 . Stated first edition hardcover. Tight and square, appears unread. Trace sunning to cloth spine ends. The DJ in mylar has minor creasing to flaps. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Near fine (light foxing on top edge) in Fine dust jacket.  A SUPERB copy of the author's 3rd book!

New York: Random House, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Irving's third novel. The darker vision and sexual ambiguities of this erotic, ironic tale about a ménage a quatre in a New England university town foreshadow those of The World According to Garp (1978); but this very trim and precise novel is a marked departure from the author's generally robust, boisterous style. Octavo. Original green paper-covered boards over a green cloth spine, with green and gilt titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with just a hint of edgewear.

New York: Random House [0-394-48414-2] 1974, 1st US Edition. (hardcover) 245pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. 8vo. First US edition. Irving's third novel; erotic and ironic, at once funny, wise and sad. Jacket in loose protective mylar. Fine / fine copy..

Random House Inc, 1974. Random House, 10/1974. First Edition. First Printing. Full #no's line 2-9. Very Good ++,clean, solid, vibrant./Very Good, not clipped, slight crease at front, top, flap. $5.95. The darker vision and sexual ambiguities of this erotic, ironic tale about a menage a quatre in a New England university town foreshadow those of The World According to Garp; but this very trim and precise novel is a marked departure from the author's generally robust, boisterous style Though Mr Irving's cool eye spares none of his foursome, he writes with genuine compassion for the sexual tests and illusions they perpetrate on each other; but the sexual intrigue between them demonstrates how even the kind can be ungenerous, and even the well-intentioned, destructive. Random House, 10/1974. Stated First Edition. , First Printing. No's line 98765432. Pale green paper over boards, dark green cloth spine, with gold and green lettering. Very Good ++,clean, solid, vibrant. DJ Very Good, clean , slight… Read More

The darker vision and sexual ambiguities of this erotic, ironic tale about a menage a quatre in a New England university town foreshadow those of The World According to Garp; but this very trim and precise novel is a marked departure from the author's generally robust, boisterous style. Though Mr. Irving's cool eye spares none of his foursome, he writes with genuine compassion for the sexual tests and illusions they perpetrate on each other; but the sexual intrigue between them demonstrates how even the kind can be ungenerous, and even the well-intentioned, destructive.

NEW YORK NY: RANDOM HOUSE. FINE IN FINE DUST JACKET. PUB 1974. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. AUTHOR'S THIRD BOOK . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS FINE AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED (7.95) WITH 10/74 AT BASE OF REAR FLAP. A BEAUTIFUL CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. .