ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York] Hardcover First Edition 323 pages. First edition, first printing. Illustrated by Herbert L. Fink. Dust jacket design by Earl Tidwell. His 7th book. Signed by Gardner on the second sheet. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
[MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]
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NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Date: 1974. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0394492218 . Inscribed by John Gardner on the front endpaper. Publisher's full light gray cloth, embossed with a darker gray on the front cover and spine, silver lettering on spine, dark gray pictorial endpapers, fore-edge deckle, top edge dark gray. Illustrated with B&W drawings by Herbert L. Fink.. Head and heel of spine have just a hint of shelf-wear, else pristine, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. The unclipped dust jacket, now in Mylar, is in virtually perfect condition. FINE/ FINE.. B&W Drawings. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 323 pp. Signed by Author . 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974-11-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good- Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. Alfred A. Knopf / Borzoi, 1974; stated First Edition, no additional printings indicated; signed, inscribed by John Gardner to author William E. Barrett and his wife Bunny on second front end page; grey cloth boards, silver titling on spine, design front board; 323pp., with illustrations by Herbert L. Fink. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor edge-wear, else boards very good, titling remains bold and bright; text also very good. Unclipped ($8.95) dust jacket very lightly edge-worn. From a private collection. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Knopf] Hardcover Signed by Author Signed by author in small letters near center of flyleaf. First Edition Stated. Date on copyright page and title page match. Dust jacket in Brodart cover. Book and jacket solid VG condition. Price not clipped. Original bookstore price tag on back of dust jacket.
[Evanston, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]

New York: Knopf, Date: 1974. First edition. Hardcover. A near fine copy, light remainder mark to bottom edge (Random "house"), in a fine dust jacket. Herbert L Fink. Magic, madness, menace and romance are all woven together in this Gardner collection. Nine tales depict ministers and college students, strange medieval countries full of demented royalty, and whaling ships. 1974. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 US

ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York] Hardcover First Edition First edition / First printing. Gray cloth. 323 pages. Fine in fine dust jacket.
[Edmonds, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]
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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, Date: 1974. hardcover in very good + condition with good dust jacket.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1974. Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York] Hardcover First Edition First Edition. Stories and tales. Illustrated by Herbert L. Fink. A sharp copy of this large volume of stories and tales. Fine in dustjacket with two nearly invisible short edge tears, else fine.
[MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. Herbert L. Fink. Small 4to (9 3/4" x 6 1/2"), charcoal top edge coloration for dust protection, Mylar-protected illustrated dust jacket (unclipped), by Earl Tidwell, ship gray-blueprints as endpapers, [x] + 323 deckled pages + [2] Note on the Type. John Gardner (1933 - 1982) was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor. He is best known for his 1971 novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view. A tour de force! Gardner's best-known novels include The Sunlight Dialogues, about a disaffected policeman asked to engage a madman fluent in classical mythology; Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf legend from the monster's point of view, with an existential subtext; and October Light, about an embittered brother and sister living and feuding with each other in rural Vermont (the novel includes an invented "trashy novel" the woman reads). This last book won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1976. Gardner was killed in a motorcycle accident on September 14, 1982.--Wikipedia abridged. EXCELLENT CONDITION! Small red remainder mark on lower edge of pages. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

Knopf. 1st printing,1974. Good/Good hard cover. 8vo,cloth,323pp,illus Fink,Herbert. edgewear,chips,tanning,small tears,dust jacket. tanning edges,shelfwear,slight spine slant,covers. edges dingy,topedge dyed, signed by author on 2nd front end page,clean,tight,text. literature. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974 323 pp. + 1; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, dark topstain, f.e. deckled, decorative gray eps; a.e. slightly tanned. Coverlt grayw/ gray artwork front/spine, silver titles spine; minimal shelfwear, f.e. fabric not completely glued down (minor manufacturer's defect). DJ: unclipped, cream, gray/silver artwork all surfaces, black titles front/spine; faint ring and other sm stain front, sm faint pink stain back. Includes "The Midnight Reader", "Tales of Queen Louisa", and "The King's Indian." Wonderful writing, wonderful illustrations. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fink, Herbert L.. (1st) DJ has very tiny tear at top front edge, two microtears at spine top edge, very tiny thin tear next to top back tip, 323 pages--end papers illustrated. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Herbert L. Fink. Fine in a fine dust jacket with a faintly toned spine. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 US

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Date: 1974. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394492218 . First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition, light tanning to spine in alike, toned dust-jacket, trivial chipping to back panel. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number and signature on front paste down; ; B & W Illustrations; 8vo . 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 US

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Herbert L. Fink. Near fine with a slightly darkened spine in a dustwrapper with a slightly darkened spine, else fine. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 US

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Herbert L. Fink. Near fine with a slightly darkened spine in a dustwrapper with a slightly darkened spine, else fine. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Herbert L. Fink. Fine in a fine dust jacket with a faintly toned spine. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Knopf] Hardcover First Edition 1st printing. A couple of tiny chips at top of DJ. F+/NF+.
[Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]

Random House Inc, Date: 1974. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket, illustrated by Herbert L. Fink previous owner bookplate . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 1974. Random House Inc ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974 323 pp. + 1; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, dark topstain, decorative gray eps; a.e. moderately tanned. Cover: lt gray, silver artwork front/spine, silver titles spine; minimal shelfwear, a.e. and spine tanned. DJ: unclipped, cream, gray/silver artwork all surfaces, black titles front/spine; a.e. and spine tanned. Includes "The Midnight Reader", "Tales of Queen Louisa", and "The King's Indian." Wonderful writing, wonderful illustrations. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Herbert L. Fink. First printing. Near fine (with just a bit of wear to the edges) in a fine dustjacket. Not priceclipped and no markings. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Herbert L. Fink. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Both dustwrappers spine and hardcovers spine are yellowed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. Good in good dustwrapper. Text clean. Corners bent. Edges of spine lightly bumped. Tears on edges of dustwrapper spine. Dustwrapper spine and edges light brown. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 US

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. first edition as stated. Hardcover. Very good/good +. 6 x 10 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers clean but toned in areas. Minimal shelf wear. Binding tight. Text unmarked. DJ is GOOD+ ; not clipped, clean, spine quite toned, edges less so.Small hole in front. Edges mildly worn with a couple of closed tears, chips. Fic. Stax. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. first edition as stated. Hardcover. Very good/good +. 6 x 10 in. Cloth boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers clean but toned in areas. Minimal shelf wear. Binding tight. Text unmarked. DJ is GOOD+ ; not clipped, clean, spine quite toned, edges mildly toned. Edges mildly worn with a couple of closed tears, chips. Fic. Stax. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]