New York. 1974. Knopf. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394492218. Illustrated by Herbert L. Fink. 323 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature America . FROM THE PUBLISHER - An iconic collection that showcases Gardner as a master craftsman navigating an uncertain world In this exceptional book, author John Gardner explores the literary form as a vehicle of vision, and creates heroes that personify his tremendous artistic ideals: A Boston schoolmaster abandons his dreams of owning a farmhouse in rural Illinois only to be taken on a voyage across the seas and into self-discovery, faith, and love; an artist's rapturous enthusiasm inspires an aging university professor to approach life's chaotic moments as opportunities for creation. Each of these stories is wonderful in its own right, and provides valuable insight into the author's literary beliefs. inventory #27961 ISBN: 0394492218. ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf] Hardcover First Edition Published December 5, 1974 - Second Printing Before Publication. Handsome volume w/age-scuffed boards, tight binding & bright deckle-edged pages; a beautiful Knopf production in GOOD+ condition, w/fair sunned, slightly-tattered jacket w/punctured spine [the resting Stock Image]. John Gardner's wonderful stories are matched throughout by beautiful drawings by Herbert L. Fink, w/a nice portrait of the writer on page 209 of 'The King's Indian' tale/novella. The whole is very atmospheric & this masterful writer is "A Virtuoso, Roguish, Fluent, Awesome," blurbs the New York Times.
[Pittsfield, MA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]

Random House, Date: 1974-11-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1974. Random House ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

Random House. Collectible - Very Good. SIGNED! New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. 1st edition. Sm 4to hardcover. 323pp. Illustrations. Signed by author on flyleaf. Very Good book. Very Good dust jacket. Owner's name on half title page. With remainder mark. In protective mylar cover. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his signature on his personalized bookplate on front pastedown. (Short Stories, Fiction) Inquire if you need further information. Random House ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

Random House, Date: 1974-11-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.4000 9.6000 6.3000. Stated first. Dust Jacket is in a removable clear plastic (Brodart) protector, minor chipping to the spine ends. Pages clean. 1974. Random House ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

Random House, November Date: 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Collectible - Acceptable/No Jacket. Stated first edition. No dust jacket. Boards and spine have some discoloration from being on a shelf. Pages in good condition. 1974. Random House ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

Random House, November Date: 1974. Hardcover. USED Very Good. 1974. Random House ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. Book is fine. The unclipped parchment paper dust jacket is lightly browned on the spine and has a few short closed tears. No remainder mark. Date: 1974. Random House 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]

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]

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]

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. 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]

Random House (NY), Date: 1974. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1974. Random House (NY) ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

Random House (NY), Date: 1974. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1974. Random House (NY) ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

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 pages, ills., spine extremities bumped, board extremities lightly bumped and rubbed, one gathering of pages is loose, dj extremities chipped, dj in protective mylar.. 1st. Hb.. VG-/G+. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf 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]

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. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. Date: 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394492218 . Stated first edition. A selection of stories and tales by writer and educator John Gardner. Includes illustrations by Herbert L. Fink. Mr. Gardner is perhaps best known for his novel "Grendel", a retelling of "Beowulf." --- In full grey cloth-covered boards with image of mounted, armored knights in grey to cover and spine, spine titling in silver; black topstain. Jacket features wrap-around Earl Tidwell design of the same knights. --- With rubberstamped remainder mark to lower textblock edge, else a clean, bright, tightly-bound copy. Unclipped dust jacket with noticeable yellowing to spine, a good-sized chip to head of spine, else intact and protected in removable archival mylar protector.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; (8), 323 pages . 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [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]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Herbert L. Fink. Fine in a near fine spine-darkened dust jacket. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [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. 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

ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Random House Inc,usa] Hardcover First Edition us1st.edition,.1st.printing.vg hardback in vg dustwrapper.
[NEWPORT, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1974]