New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1977. First Edition, 4th Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. J. Wolf (Illustrations & Calligraphy). Text/Bright, clean, AS NEW. Gilt embossed wine linen boards/Fine. DJ/VG; trace edge & surface wear; under mylar. Upper text edge dyed blue; light spotting (acidic paper reaction) to text blocks. Biography of Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343 - 1400), widely regarded as the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages, and as the "Father of English literature". He was also admired as a philosopher and astronomer, while maintaining a career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat, and being crucial in legitimising the literary use of the Middle English vernacular when the dominant literary languages in England were still French and Latin. 328 pgs in 9 chapters. A spirited & lively biography of a very rich & lively life. Author John Gardner (1933 - 1982), an American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor, was also a veteran Middle English scholar and translator. 1977. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [US]

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

ISBN10: 0394493176, ISBN13: 9780394493176, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York] Hardcover 328 pages, notes, b/w decorations by J. Wolf, index; 8vo, brown cloth. Bottom cover edge bumped, frayed spots, very good-; contents near fine; dust jacket very good-, edgewear. Serving the antiquarian and used book world since 1980
[Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]

ISBN10: 0394493176, ISBN13: 9780394493176, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York] Hardcover A Borzoi Book. ix, 328, x pp. LCC: 761915 Good condition; some light fading on covers; moderate yellowing on inside surfaces of covers and adjoining pages.
[Andover, MA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]

ISBN10: 0394493176, ISBN13: 9780394493176, [publisher: Knopf, New York] Hardcover A biography of the medieval English author who wrote "The Canterbury Tales," "Troilus and Criseyde," "The Legend of Good Women," and other works. ix, 328, x p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Tight, square binding, no wear to the cloth. The unclipped dustjacket is nearly similar with just a litle, minor edge wear to the top edge. See scan. Weight, 701g. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
[Falkland, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 1980]

New York Knopf 1977 Reprint hardcover Very good in very good jacket 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.

ISBN10: 0394493176, ISBN13: 9780394493176, [publisher: Knopf, New York] Hardcover 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.
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]

ISBN10: 0394493176, ISBN13: 9780394493176, [publisher: Knopf, New York] Hardcover 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.
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]

New York: Knopf, Date: 1977. hardcover. very good/very good. Ornaments by J. Wolf. ix + 328pp. plus index [x]. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Alfred A., Knopf, 1977. A very good (+) copy in very good dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> 1977. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 US

New York: Knopf, Date: 1977. hardcover. very good/very good. Ornaments by J. Wolf. ix + 328pp. plus index [x]. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Alfred A., Knopf, 1977. A very good (+) copy in very good dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> 1977. Knopf ISBN 0394493176 9780394493176 [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 1977 First Edition Hardback Illustrated by J. Wolf Good in Very Good dust jacket 0394493176.

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]

ISBN10: 0394493176, ISBN13: 9780394493176, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group] Hardcover First Edition Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]

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

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, 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: 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 Alfred A. Knopf 1977 Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine jacket 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.

New York Alfred A. Knopf 1977 Hardcover Fine in Very Good jacket 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, who ...

ISBN10: 0394493176, ISBN13: 9780394493176, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York] Hardcover First Edition 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.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]
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[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1980]
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ISBN10: 0394493176, ISBN13: 9780394493176, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York] Hardcover First Edition First edition. 328pp., x. Fine in a very good tanned dustwrapper and light dampstain inside bottom edge.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]
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ISBN10: 0394493176, ISBN13: 9780394493176, [publisher: New York: Knopf, 1977] Hardcover Fine/Near Fine Slight Edgewear Dj. First Printing.
[Emerson, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]

Alfred A. Knopf 1977 Hard cover The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.