UPDIKE, John.
The Poorhouse Fair.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf , 1958.
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"If they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when the wood is dry?": First Edition of John Updike's First Novel The Poorhouse Fair; Signed by Him
First edition of Updike's first novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the title page with a transcription from Luke 23:31, which reads, "If they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when the wood is dry?" -Luke 23:31 John Updike." The verse appears on the next page of this novel. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the spine extremities. Jacket design by Harry Ford.
"Brilliant . . . Here is the conflict of real ideas; of real personalities; here is a work of intellectual imagination and great charity. The Poorhouse Fair is a work of art" (The New York Times Book Review).
The Poorhouse Fair.
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