Updike, John (1932-2009); Barbara Fox (Illust.) — Marry Me ; A Limited [Leatherbound] Edition

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania The Franklin Library Limited First Edition pp. 347. 8vo. Bound in full lovely textured olive-green leather over boards, featuring elaborate gilt lettering, rules and ornamentation to the spine and boards; four raised bands to spine, five compartments, textured olive-green silk moire endpapers, like silk ribbon-marker, all edges gilt. Beautifully illustrated with black-and-white full-page plates. Entirely without blemish to the extremities, and contents. Appears unread; as new. A most handsome presentation. Not to be mistaken for earlier, more common printings, by the Franklin Library which are not bound in leather. This limited first English language edition of Marry Me by John Updike has been privately printed exclusivley for members of The First Edition Society.