The Poorhouse Fair John Updike
1966. Fifth Printing. 185 pages. Black and red dust jacket over blue paper covered boards with brown cloth to spine. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Some creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Small marks to boards. Clipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine. Some rubbing to surfaces.