Satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Updike in a boat, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, “For Harold Merry, John Updike”; and a TNS to Merry on a 5.5 x 3.5 lined card, December 28, 1990, in full: “OK, send the photo. But, really, signing things is about the dumbest thing I do, dumber even than eating. That signing session at the YMHA you mention was so terrible I have never read there again.” In overall fine condition. RR Auction COA.
