New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. 1980. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 US

New York Alfred A. Knopf 1980 Hardcover Fine in Fine jacket First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Date: 1977. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0394493176 . Book is as new. DJ is clean and and has light wear at edges and is not price clipped. No ownership or other marks in book. Not a book club edition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 328 pages . 1977. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]

Alfred A. Knopf Books, Date: 1977. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Very Good. (1st) Maroon cloth, large book, gilt author's name bright at top front, spine very slightly sunken, gilt lettering very bright on spine, bookplate with ink note inside top front cover, 329 lightly browned pages, 10-page index. DJ heavy paper, with the look of a vellum illuminated manuscript on front, spine and back. DJ has thin brown scuff at top front edge next to tip, micronick and tiny creases at spine top edge, very tiny tear at spine bottom right edge, tiny tear at bottom back tip. Near Very Good DJ/Near Fine book. 1977. Alfred A. Knopf Books ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]

Knopf, Date: 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover in jacket with couple two-inch tears to jacket. Previous owner name.. 1977. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1977. Jacket is in brodart, light wear. Boards have light wear. Usual library markings. Book is marked "discard." Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.. Fourth Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 1977. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, Date: 1977.. Hardcover -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.. 4th printing (just 3 months after the first) A biography which not only tells the story of Geoffrey Chaucer, but recreates the climate and the feel of his time in the fourteenth century. Illustrated with drawings, ornaments, caligraphy by J. Wolf, who also did the wrap-around dust jacket art. Notes, index. ix, 328, ix pp. 1977. Alfred A. Knopf, ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]

Paperback. Good. ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [GB]

Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1977. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1977. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Ornaments by J. Wolf. 328pp. Light spotting on the top page edge else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with toning on the spine. 1977. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 US

Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Date: 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394493176 . Tight unmarked book in crisp dust jacket. ; 9.40 X 6.40 X 1.40 inches; 338 pages . 1977. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [CA]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. Date: 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0394493176 . First edition/first printing with prior owner's blind-stamp to half-title page. Near Fine condition, minor soiling and wear to the spine in an alike dust-jacket.; This book is about the life of Geoffrey Chaucer and his work as a poet, writer, and diplomat. It also covers his life as an Englishman in the Middle Ages and his influence on literature and society.; B & W Illustrations; 8vo ; 328 pages . 1977. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 US

New York: Knopf, Date: 1977. Reprint. hardcover. very good/very good. Ornaments by J. Wolf. ix, 328 pages. 8vo, burgundy cloth with gilt lettering, top edge of text dyed blue, pictorial d.w. (lightly toned, rear flap has a small tear). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Endpapers & first and last several pages foxed, otherwise a very good(+) copy in very good dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> 1977. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 US

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1977. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in a slightly age-toned very good dustwrapper with small tears near the crown. Signed and inscribed by Gardner to novelist Nicholas Delblanco and his wife" To Nick and Elena with love as always and thanks for everything - as always, John Gardner." Gardner and acclaimed novelist and critic Delbanco first forged a friendship when Delbanco hosted Gardner during a reading tour at Bennington College in 1974. Delbanco ended up hiring Gardner for the English Department at the College. They and their families began a close professional and personal relationship in which each of the authors strove to critique the other's works in private and promote them in public, Gardner touting Delbanco as "one of the country's best novelists." Each acknowledged the contribution of the other in developing both their theories of literature and for specific elements of their respective works, whether it be Delbanco using Gardner's title *Stillness* for one of his novels or Gardner using Delbanco's writing to help clarify the husband-wife relationship in one of his own works. Delbanco's home and family became a refuge for both Gardner and his first wife during their messy divorce. Following Gardner's death in a 1982 motorcycle accident, Delbanco became Gardner's literary executor; editing and contributing an introduction to Gardner's posthumously published *Stillness and Shadows*. Delbanco's daughter Francesca, ...

New York: Knopf, Date: 1977. Reprint. hardcover. very good/very good. Ornaments by J. Wolf. ix, 328 pages. 8vo, burgundy cloth with gilt lettering, top edge of text dyed blue, pictorial d.w. (lightly toned, rear flap has a small tear). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. Endpapers & first and last several pages foxed, otherwise a very good(+) copy in very good dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> 1977. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1977. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in a slightly age-toned very good dustwrapper with small tears near the crown. Signed and inscribed by Gardner to novelist Nicholas Delblanco and his wife" To Nick and Elena with love as always and thanks for everything - as always, John Gardner." Gardner and acclaimed novelist and critic Delbanco first forged a friendship when Delbanco hosted Gardner during a reading tour at Bennington College in 1974. Delbanco ended up hiring Gardner for the English Department at the College. They and their families began a close professional and personal relationship in which each of the authors strove to critique the other's works in private and promote them in public, Gardner touting Delbanco as "one of the country's best novelists." Each acknowledged the contribution of the other in developing both their theories of literature and for specific elements of their respective works, whether it be Delbanco using Gardner's title *Stillness* for one of his novels or Gardner using Delbanco's writing to help clarify the husband-wife relationship in one of his own works. Delbanco's home and family became a refuge for both Gardner and his first wife during their messy divorce. Following Gardner's death in a 1982 motorcycle accident, Delbanco became Gardner's literary executor; editing and contributing an introduction to Gardner's posthumously published *Stillness and Shadows*. Delbanco's daughter Francesca, ...

NY, Date: 1977. Illuminated colorful DW; illustrated by J. Wolf; 338pp.. Third Printing. Hard Cover. VG++/VG++. 1977. ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1977. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9x6x1. Fourth printing. Jacket edges lightly rubbed. 1977 Hard Cover. ix, 328, x pp. A literary biography of the author of Canterbury Tales. The author, John Gardner, is also known for his reimagining of Beowulf from the perspective of the monster Grendel. "The pinnacle of Gardner's medieval scholarship: a fascinating re-creation of the world of one of history's greatest writers. In this exquisite biography, John Gardner brings to life Geoffrey Chaucer, illuminating his writings and their inspiration like never before. Through exhaustive research and expert storytelling, Gardner takes readers through Chaucer’s varied career — from writing The Canterbury Tales to performing diplomatic work at the Parliament — and creates a fully realized portrait of an author whose work would remake the English language forever. 1977. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 US

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]

New York: Knopf, Date: 1977, 1977. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine Slight Edgewear Dj. First Printing.. 1977. New York: Knopf, 1977 ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. Third printing. Very good in a very good dustjacket with light edgewear. Previous owner signature on flyleaf, and some offsetting to the endpapers. Not priceclipped. (box 20) 1977. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]

Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Date: 1977. Hardcover. 0394493176 . 328 pages . 1977. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1977. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. American First. First Edition stated on verso of title page; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white drawings; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover. 1977. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [CA]

Hardcover Book in Dust Jacket. First Edition/4th Printing. Near Fine with a square and tight binding and bright, clean contents. Jacket shows gentle rubbing and is now enclosed in a removable mylar protective sleeve. Illustrations and decorations by J. Wolf. A very nice copy. Date: 1977. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1977. Book. Illus. by J. Wolf. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Unfaded brown cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight, pages and edges are clean and bright. Blue top-stained upper page edges. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. 328 pages + 10 page index. Clean jacket has one very short closed edge tear, is not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover.. 1977. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]