ISBN10: 0394483170, ISBN13: 9780394483177, [publisher: Knopf; [distributed by Random House] January 1973] Hardcover First Edition Very good all round. Very minor fading / yellowing on the edges of the print block. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Mylar wrapped to protect.
[Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]
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New York Knopf 1973 Second hardcover Very good in very good(-) jacket 354 pages, 8vo, decorative beige cloth, dust wrapper (dust-soiled; small tear at the top of the spine; green sticker on the front endpaper). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Signed in full by the author on the title page.

ISBN10: 0394483170, ISBN13: 9780394483177, [publisher: Knopf, New York] Hardcover 354 pages, 8vo, decorative beige cloth, dust wrapper (dust-soiled; small tear at the top of the spine; green sticker on the front endpaper). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Signed in full by the author on the title page.
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]
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New York: Knopf, Date: 1973. Second. hardcover. very good/very good(-). 354 pages, 8vo, decorative beige cloth, dust wrapper (dust-soiled; small tear at the top of the spine; green sticker on the front endpaper). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Signed in full by the author on the title page.<br/><br/> 1973. Knopf ISBN 0394483170 9780394483177 [US]

ISBN10: 0394483170, ISBN13: 9780394483177, [publisher: Knopf, New York] Hardcover Tight clean book marked only by "H" stamped to front endpaper; front hinge shows short hairline break to surface of paper, barely visible; unclipped dj with sunned spine and touch of edgewear. 354 pp illustrated. In the form of an epic poem.
[Amherst, NS, Canada] [Publication Year: 1973]

ISBN10: 0394483170, ISBN13: 9780394483177, [publisher: Knopf; [distributed by Random House]] Hardcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2.15
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]

ISBN10: 0394483170, ISBN13: 9780394483177, [publisher: Random House Children's Books] Hardcover Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]

ISBN10: 0394483170, ISBN13: 9780394483177, [publisher: Knopf; [distributed by Random House]] Hardcover Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library.
[Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]

ISBN10: 0394483170, ISBN13: 9780394483177, [publisher: Knopf] Hardcover First Edition Knopf, 1973; stated first edition; 354pp. Binding is tight and sturdy, but cocked; foxing to cream cloth boards, else wear is minor; gilt and peach writing somewhat faded but legible. Toning to spine of jacket; some edge-wear, no chips or tears. Foxing to edges of text block. Interior is free of markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota; due to size/weight of this book additional shipping charges may apply.
[Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]

Knopf 1973 First Edition hardcover Good in Good jacket Size: 9x6x1; Knopf, 1973; stated first edition; 354pp. Binding is tight and sturdy, but cocked; foxing to cream cloth boards, else wear is minor; gilt and peach writing somewhat faded but legible. Toning to spine of jacket; some edge-wear, no chips or tears. Foxing to edges of text block. Interior is free of markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota; due to size/weight of this book additional shipping charges may apply.

ISBN10: 0394483170, ISBN13: 9780394483177, [publisher: Knopf; [distributed by Random House]] Hardcover Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within
[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]

Knopf; [distributed by Random House]. First Edition. Acceptable. Acceptable. Heavy wear. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported Knopf; [distributed by Random House] ISBN 0394483170 9780394483177 [US]

ISBN10: 0394483170, ISBN13: 9780394483177, [publisher: Knopf; [distributed by Random House] (edition First Edition)] Hardcover First Edition Heavy wear. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported
[Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]

ISBN10: 0394483170, ISBN13: 9780394483177, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York] Hardcover First Edition Small 4to (9 1/2" x 6 1/2"), beige cloth with light yellow labels on spine & front cover (which also has a small embossed rectangular Greek frieze, Mylar-protected dust jacket with red lettering (unclipped) reproducing Maxfield Parrish illustration of a w blue centaur with two Greek boys against a yellow background, B&W frontispiece & 24 full page in-text B&W antique illustrations for each of 24 chapters, publisher's light green protective dust stain on top edges of pages, [xii] + 354 deckled pages. Weight: 2+ lbs. 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. Jason & Medeia is "an epic of busybody gods, befuddled brave heroes, ...
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Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1973. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Good. (1st) Large, heavy book, fine cream cloth, small white illustration with gold background at top front, gilt lettering bright on spine with gold background to title, yellow inside covers and adjacent end papers, name crossed out in ink at top of first front end paper, 354 heavy pages. DJ glossy beneath mylar with yellow background, color 3-D illustration of centaur and two boys with bows on front, praise for Gardner's "The Sunlight Dialogues" and "Grendel" on back from Thomas R. Edwards in New York Times Book Review, Melvin Maddocks in Life, Peter S. Prescott in Newsweek. DJ has short black line at top front left, two creases at top back tip, light brown stain at bottom back onto nearby spine, tiny stain at top back edge right. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book. 1973. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394483170 9780394483177 [US]

Alfred A. Knopf 1973 First Edition Cloth Fine in Near Very Good jacket Book (1st) Large, heavy book, fine cream cloth, small white illustration with gold background at top front, gilt lettering bright on spine with gold background to title, yellow inside covers and adjacent end papers, name crossed out in ink at top of first front end paper, 354 heavy pages. DJ glossy beneath mylar with yellow background, color 3-D illustration of centaur and two boys with bows on front, praise for Gardner's "The Sunlight Dialogues" and "Grendel" on back from Thomas R. Edwards in New York Times Book Review, Melvin Maddocks in Life, Peter S. Prescott in Newsweek. DJ has short black line at top front left, two creases at top back tip, light brown stain at bottom back onto nearby spine, tiny stain at top back edge right. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

ISBN10: 0394483170, ISBN13: 9780394483177, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York] Hardcover First Edition Ex-Library, First Edition, First Printing with usual markings, stamps and pockets; Beige Cloth Covers with Gilt Lettering and Glossy Yellow Field on Spine and Gilt Decoration on front cover; top book edge stained blue-green and is faded near spine; Right Book Edge is deckle-cut; Yellow-Ochre Endpapers; Fixed Front Endpaper has Library Bookplate and Free Front Endpaper has paste-down blurb from dustjacket and verso has paste-down photo of author; Title page has small partially embossed library stamp; book interior is clean and tight; 8vo; 354 pages; no dustjacket
[Canton, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]
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ISBN10: 0394483170, ISBN13: 9780394483177, [publisher: Alfred A. Knopf] Hardcover First Edition signed by John Gardner, 354pp, octavo. flat signed by John Gardner on the fep. signed by Gardner on the fep, tight binding, clean throughout, spotting to the top edges and page edges, Good+
[Seattle, WA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]
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Knopf; [distributed by Random House], Date: 1973. Hardcover. Used: Good. 1973. Knopf; [distributed by Random House] ISBN 0394483170 9780394483177 [US]

ISBN10: 0394483170, ISBN13: 9780394483177, [publisher: Knopf; [distributed by Random House]] Hardcover
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]

ISBN10: 0394483170, ISBN13: 9780394483177, [publisher: Knopf; [distributed by Random House]] Hardcover Buy for Great customer experience
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1973]

Knopf; [distributed by Random House], Date: 1973-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1973. Knopf; [distributed by Random House] ISBN 0394483170 9780394483177 [US]

New York Alfred A. Knopf 1973 First Edition [stated], presumed first printing Hardcover Good [12], 354, [2] pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Cover has some wear and soiling. Inscribed "To Ed With admiration" by author on fep. Sticker removed from inside front cover. Slightly shaken. No Dust Jacket present. John Champlin Gardner Jr. (July 21, 1933-September 14, 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. Gardner was a lifelong teacher of fiction writing. He was a favorite at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. His two books on the craft of writing fiction-The Art of Fiction and On Becoming a Novelist-are considered classics. Derived from a Kirkus review: John Gardner is a writer of great energy and intellectual inventiveness, saturated in an imagination addicted to myth, mostly the existential sort, man creating his own myths about the self, about order, about love, as the world surrounding him falls to pieces, becomes increasingly chaotic or mindless or threatening. Jason and Medeia, a retelling of this gory legend of destiny and defiance, of man as a cunning upstart and woman as a vengeful sorceress, of dragons' teeth and fire-breathing bulls, is impressive. The descriptive passages evoke a kind of stage direction, and the spangled adventures on and off the Argo--scenes of "evil deeds, " scenes "seismic in love ...

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1973. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. Good. [12], 354, [2] pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Cover has some wear and soiling. Inscribed "To Ed With admiration" by author on fep. Sticker removed from inside front cover. Slightly shaken. No Dust Jacket present. John Champlin Gardner Jr. (July 21, 1933 - September 14, 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. Gardner was a lifelong teacher of fiction writing. He was a favorite at the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. His two books on the craft of writing fiction—The Art of Fiction and On Becoming a Novelist—are considered classics. Derived from a Kirkus review: John Gardner is a writer of great energy and intellectual inventiveness, saturated in an imagination addicted to myth, mostly the existential sort, man creating his own myths about the self, about order, about love, as the world surrounding him falls to pieces, becomes increasingly chaotic or mindless or threatening. . Jason and Medeia, a retelling of this gory legend of destiny and defiance, of man as a cunning upstart and woman as a vengeful sorceress, of dragons' teeth and fire-breathing bulls, is impressive. The descriptive passages evoke a kind of stage direction, and the spangled adventures on and off the Argo -- scenes of "evil deeds," ...

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Date: 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. American First. First Edition stated on verso of title page; edge wear to boards and dust jacket; some chipping to dj at bottom of front cover; gift inscription on front end paper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.. 1973. Alfred A. Knopf ISBN 0394483170 9780394483177 [CA]