The 158 Pound Marriage
by Irving, John
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.
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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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THE 158-POUND MARRIAGE
by IRVING, John
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Random House, 1974. FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. Book is about fine with remainder stamp on bottom of book block. The dust jacket has some bumping to the top of the spine and a small scrapped area at the bottom of the front flyleaf fold. The author's third book. Item Price
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Random House, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth & Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine in Mylar Cover. A handsome First Edition (so stated), First Printing of John Irving's third book, signed for Parrish Books at Barnes & Noble in New York by the author on the title page. In fine condition but for touches of wear and edge fading… Read more about this item Item Price
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 1974 Random House FIRST edition of Irving's 3rd novel. This book is ex-library with some of the typical markings mostly with stamps and faded tape ghosts on the outer boards. It is overall in G/VG+ condition. It is **SIGNED & INSCRIBED** … Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Random House, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+/near fine. 245pp. Octavo [22cm]. Quarterbound in chartreuse cloth, over light turquoise boards. Title stamped in copper and metallic green on spine. Light wear and toning to edges of boards. Small red sticker on front pastedown. John Irving's third novel, "The 158 Pound Marriage" is a fictional exploration of… Read more about this item Item Price
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A very good copy of John Irving's third novel, the first printing of which is reputed to have been issued in a very small print run of 2,560 copies.The ironic tone and erotic ambiguities of this tale of sexual experimentation in a New England university town foreshadow those of The World According to Garp.
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THE 158-POUND MARRIAGE
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New York: Random House, (1974). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. Irving's third book, INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to the partner of the poet William Meredith.
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New York: Random House, 1974. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; 3/4 pale green paper over olive cloth, with titles stamped in gilt and green foild on spine; dustjacket; 245pp. Bookplate signed by Irving loosely laid in. Previous owner's name and date on front endpaper, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is price-clipped, with a few rubs along the edges, and two… Read more about this item Item Price
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- Random House, 10/1974. First Edition. First Printing. Full #no's
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Northridge, California, USA
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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 . Item Price
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The 158-Pound Marriage
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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,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The 158-Pound Marriage
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(London): Corgi Books, 1980. Softcover. Very Good. First British edition. Mass market paperback. 221pp. Pages and wrappers age-toned, small droplets on page edges, about very good. A novel. Item Price
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE 158-POUND MARRIAGE.
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RANDOM HOUSE. NY 1974. Fine. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394484142 . First edition. About fine in fine dust jacket. (Ghost of sticker on the front paste-down. Small crease at base of rear jacket flap) Author's THIRD book. (B) . Item Price
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The 158-Pound Marriage
by Irving, John
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New York: Random House. Clean and unmarked. . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). 1974. Item Price
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The 158-Pound Marriage
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Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
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New York: Random House, 1974. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine book in a Nearly fine priced dust jacket.. Signed by the author on the title page. Book has a slight spine lean and sticker residue on the inside front board. The Jacket has a touch of wear… Read more about this item Item Price
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The 158-Pound Marriage
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Bloomington, Indiana, USA
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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by IRVING, John
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Random House, 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Slight bump at the foot and a touch of sunning at the spine ends else fine in fine, price-clipped dustwrapper with just a touch of rubbing. An attractive copy of the author's third book, and increasingly scarce thus. Item Price
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The 158-Pound Marriage
by Irving, John
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- 1974
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Schenectady, New York, USA
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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.
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THE 158-POUND MARRIAGE
by Irving, John
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- First Edition, First Printing
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- 1974
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- Hardcover
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- 9780394484143
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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