New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf 1974 First edition. First edition. Hard cover Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. 323 pages. Contains Illustrations. 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!

Random House (NY) 1974 Hard cover 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.

ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Random House] Hardcover First Edition 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.
[Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]

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]

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

Random House 1974-11-01 Hardcover New Size: 9x6x1; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Knopf 1974 Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good jacket 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.

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

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1974. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. 1974. Alfred A. Knopf, ISBN 0394492218 9780394492216 [US]

ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Knopf, New York] Hardcover First Edition 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. A near fine copy, light remainder mark to bottom edge (Random "house"), in a fine dust jacket
[Bainbridge Island, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]
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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A. : Random House Inc 1974 Hardcover Very Good in Good jacket Hardcover in very good + condition with good dust jacket.

ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc] Hardcover hardcover in very good + condition with good dust jacket.
[Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]

ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York] Hardcover First Edition First Printing inscribed "To Ted Best Wishes, John Gardner" on the first free endpage. The book is square with sound hinges. A few front pages and two back pages tanned where a newspaper article or something may have been laid in. Otherwise, pages are clean and undamaged with light toning (age tanning). Exterior covers show light soiling at top and bottom edges, one tiny dot on the top edge of the spine, slight toning around edges. No bumped corners or rub wear. Dust jacket is not price-clipped and is completely clean with light toning on the interior flaps. There is slight wear to edges including a 1/8" tear at the top edge of the spine, a tiny chip at the upper right corner of the inside front flap and a 3/4" by 1/4" chip in the upper left corner of the interior rear flap. No other chips or tears. Will be bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit.
[Turlock, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]
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ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Random House Inc (T)] Hardcover
[Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]

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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ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York] Hardcover First Edition Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket, remainder mark two small tears to front panel on edge. Stated First Edition.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
[Pomona, NY, 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]

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.
[Lake Forest, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: ...
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ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Random House] Hardcover First Edition Clean, no marks, stated First Edition, 1974, from an attorney's private collection. As shown, dust jacket has moderate wear and chipping along edges and top and bottom of spine, but book comes with a protective Mylar cover to prevent any future wear. Embossed cloth cover is age spotted with silver lettering on spine. Corners are fairly sharp. No marked, creased, or torn deckle-edge pages, with normal aging of paper over time. A very good copy with stated flaws. Book will be carefully packaged for safe delivery. Paper Dragon is a 5-Star seller of popular books and does not solicit buyer ratings. LiRBC #5 GA112021
[Tampa, FL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]

Random House 1974 Hardcover USED Very Good

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]

ISBN10: 0394492218, ISBN13: 9780394492216, [publisher: Random House November 1974] Hardcover
[Montclair, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1974]

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 1974 First Edition Hardcover Fink, Herbert L. Fine in Near Fine jacket Book (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.