John Irving - The Cider House Rules

New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1985. First edition. Hardback. The smart first edition of John Irving's Bildungroman set in pre and post-World War II. The first edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This is American-Canadian author John Irving's sixth novel, set in rural Maine in the first half of the century, it tells of the life of Homer Wells, who grows up under the guidance of Dr. Wilbur Larch, an obstetrician and abortion provider. It relates his early life at Larch's orphanage in Maine and introduces a young couple Candy Kendall and Wally Worthington, who Homer befriends and later becomes entangled with. The story was adapted into a 1999 film of the same name starring Toby Maguire as Homer Wells. In the original quarter cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent with only light bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper is smart, with a few small chips and closed tears, mainly to the spine head. With a couple marks to the wrap and general edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Good.

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