Random House, Date: 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Slight rubbing and browning to jacket; slight internal browning to edges and endpapers; ex-library with markings. [10], 323, [2] pages. Contains 9 short stories in all (including the title 'tale', plus 3 'tales of Queen Louisa').Fink, Herbert L. (illustrator); Over 15 b/w Illustrations (including endpapers). 1974. Random House 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 (NY), Date: 1974. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; 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 Children's Books. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Random House Children's Books 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]

ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: New York, Knopf; [Distributed By Random House]] Hardcover First Edition Near fine cloth copy with illustrated endpapers in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 323 pages; Description: 323 p. Illus. 25 cm. Contents: Pastoral care. --The ravages of Spring. --The temptation of St. Ivo. --The warden. --John Napper sailing through the universe. --Queen Louisa. --King Gregor and the fool. --Muriel. --The King's Indian: a tale. Notes : Stated 1st Edition. 1 Kg.
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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, Date: 1974-11-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.4000 in x 9.6000 in x 6.3000 in. First edition. DJ in clear removable sleeve. Very slight wear and toning to edges. Pages clean. Binding sound. 1974. Random House ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

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

Random House. hardcover. Very Good/Dust jacket in mylar protective . 9x6x1. Random House ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

First Edition Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Binding square and tight and contents clean and bright. Jacket shows very light edge wear and a slightly sun darkened spine and is now enclosed in a removable mylar protective sleeve. A very nice copy. Date: 1974. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good DJ. First edition, very good cloth hardcover shows faint staining and soil at spots to bottom edges of covers and spine tail, 4 inch long by inch wide light brown stain at bottom portion of reverse of rear endpaper and some other mild wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows faint staining and small closed tear at spine tail and some other ligh trace wear. 323 pages illustrated by Herbert L. Fink. Solid copy in jacket of these stories and tales by the noted author of The Sunlight Dialogues and many other works. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

Random House, Date: 1974-11. Hardcover. Good. 1974. Random House 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]

Random House. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Good dust jacket. Former Library book. 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 flyleaf. (american short stories, manners and customs, short stories) Random House 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. 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 US

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper rubbed with browning. Tearing on spine top end. 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 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 as well. 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. Hardcover. First printing. Gardner's sixth book, a collection of short stories. Features iIllustrations by Herbert L. Fink. A very good copy with some slight foxing to the boards and some toning to the spine in a close to near fine dust jacket with some toning to the spines. 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 9780394492216 [US]

Random House. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Date: 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394492218 . First Edition with original black topstain. Light general wear, a nice copy with clean, bright interior pages and solid binding. DJ has light wear to edges and light sunning to spine. Original $8.95 price on jacket flap. Uncommon. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 323 pages . 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, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., Date: 1974. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated by Herbert L. Fink.. By the author of GRENDEL, THE SUNLIGHT DIALOGUES, and NICKEL MOUNTAIN, among others. Fine, in grey cloth with pictorial endpapers, in near-fine (price-clipped, else fine), mylar-protected dust jacket. L36 1974. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

Random House (NY) 1974 Unknown Binding Collectible-Very Good 1974-Hardback. No dustjacket. First Edition. Book is in very good condition. Book has stains on cover, sunning to spine, light shelf wear. Free tracking with domestic orders. MD SKU-6939947.

ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York] Hardcover First Edition 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.
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