first edition Hardcover
1965 · Boston
by SMITH, Mark. (IRVING, John)
Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1965. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. John Irving's printed ownership signature on the front fly, else near fine in a price-clipped, near very good dustwrapper with soiling, small chips, and an ink phone number on the front panel. When published Smith was teaching at the University of New Hampshire, where Irving was a student. First book by the author of *The Death of the Detective*. (Inventory #: 81297)