John Updike. Stated first edition. Both unclipped dust jacket and hardcover in Very Good+ condirion. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. Jacket designed by John Updike. No writing or markings in the book, 302 pp.
Twenty-two of Updike's short stories, displaying the essence of life seen through a master's eye. Titles include "Still of Some Use"; "Deaths of Distant Friends"; "Pygmalion"; "More Stately Mansions"; "The Ideal Village"; and "Made in Heaven". The theme of trust, betrayed or fulfilled, runs throughout. There was a limited print run of 350 copies signed by the author before this first trade edition.
