Of the Farm [Signed Bookplate]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. / Borzoi Book, 1965. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); green cloth spine over light green paper-covered boards, with titling stamped in gilt and silver on spine and front cover; red topstain; dustjacket; 173pp; illus. A bookplate signed by the author is loosely laid in. Light sunning to spine and board edges, residue to covers, with off-setting and light residue to pastedowns and endpapers; Good. Dustwrapper, designed by Ilonka Karasz, unclipped (priced $3.95), spine-faded, with modest shelf-wear, light tanning to flaps, and faint residue to verso; Good. Updike's fourth novel, set in southeastern Pennsylvania and focusing on a divorced man as he navigates family and relationships. [84073].