This is the softcover stated Pocket First Edition from October 1978. Other than a back cover cardholder (ex lib), cover creasing, and a few dog-ears (no pig's feet!) from storage, the book is in very good reading condition. There are no rips, tears, etc.---and the pages and binding are tight (see photo). **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. Check my feedback to see that I sell exactly as I describe. So bid now for this magnificent, impossible-to-find LITERARY COLLECTIBLE.Good

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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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Seller: BARRYS BARGAIN BIN (US)
Seller's Inventory #: C4-3IN7-GOVE
Title: 158 Pound Marriage
Author: John irving
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0671822535
ISBN 13: 9780671822538
Publisher: POCKET
Place of Publication: New York
This edition first published: September 1, 1978

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