Gardner John Maier (26 results)

paperback. Condition: As New.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Front wrap creased. Pages tanned. Scholar's name to ffep (Bonnie Maclachlan [nà e Ward]).; 304 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Mylar protector included. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Here are two modern translations of Gilgamesh & Beowulf. 2 venerable Old Stories Translated into Modern English: the Middle Babylonian - Akkadian Quest Epic: Gilgamesh, Translated by John Gardner & John Maier ; and - the Medieval Old English Heroic Verse Epic: Beowulf, Translated by Frederick Rebsamen. Paperback formats. TITLE : Gilgamesh (Translated from the Sîn-leqi-unninnī Version) ORIGINAL AUTHOR : Unknown TRANSLATORS : John Gardner, John Maier IMPRINT : VintageBooks ( a Division of Random House) PLACE : New York DATE : (October 1985) EDITION : First Vintage Paperback Edition PHYSICAL DETAILS : trade Paperback; Has a single map; contains a Preface, an Introduction, generous notes, an Appendix , which contains photographs and line renderings of the original cuneiform tablets, as well as a recounting of the translation procedure. [xii] + 304 pages; 5 1/8" x 8"; photo-pictorial wraps, glued. CONDITION - VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive. No crease to spine. Covers bright and clean. Binding tight. Has slight toning of text block edges; text leaves slightly toned, else clean and unmarked. FROM THE REAR COVER WRITE-UP : "The story of 'Gilgamesh', and ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written. Gardner's version restores the poetry of the text and the lyricism that is lost in the earlier, almost scientific renderings." ====================================================== SERIES : Perennial Classics TITLE : Beowulf (An Updated Verse Translation) AUTHOR : Unknown TRANSLATOR : Frederick Rebsamen IMPRINT : HarperPerennial PLACE : New York DATE : 2004 EDITION : First HarperPerennial Edition PHYSICAL DETAILS : Trade Paperback; contains an Introduction; Genealogies, character names, Bibliography (Selected Readings); [xvi] + 112 pages; 5 1/4" x 8"; pictorial wraps, glued. CONDITION - VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned book that remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted: No crease to spine; covers bright; soft bumps to fore-edge corner tips and front cover has a slight yawn. Binding tight. Interior clean and free of marking. FROM THE COVER WRITE-UP : "The acclaimed verse translation of the timeless epic tale of bravery and battle --- the enduring saga of the hero Beowulf and the monster Grendel - the first true masterpiece of English literature.". …

Trade Paperbac. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDPoetry By Individual Poets: Very Good Trade Paperback, Clean Pages, Tips bumped, Miinor creases, Prompt Shipping with Tracking.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition (so stated), 1st printing. REVIEW COPY, with publisher's form laid in. ABSOLUTELY FINE (no names, bookplates, remainder marks, or writing of any kind, etc.), with FINE dust jacket which has $18.95 price intact.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing as stated First Edition and no subsequent printings listed, as per Knopf's first printing notations. Translated from the Sin-leqi-unninni version. Dust jacket shows some yellowing but is very good. Inside is clean and unmarked. Deckle-edged. See photos.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 304 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.

Soft cover. F. SUNY-Binghampton, 1983. First edition, first printing. Softbound. Fine/ssued without dust jacket. Literary journal. Smoke-free household. Includes some of Johnn Gardner's work on "Grendel." 0.0.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Uncorrected Proof. One thin ink stroke on the front wrap else fine in wrappers.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition / First printing. Red cloth spine, beige paper-covered boards. xi, 304 pages. Fine with remainder mark to the top edge and previous owner's last name on front free endpaper in fine dust jacket.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. 1st Edition. 304 pp. Flawless, fresh, sharp, tight copy and dj with crisp pages and clean text. Relevant newspaper article(s)/Clipping(s) included from previous owner. Gun Larson (Jacket Design); David Lindroth, Inc. (Maps) (illustrator). …

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. red cloth spine, papered boards, gilt lettering, dust jacket, 304 pp Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Translated from the Sîn-leqi-unninni version. Illustrated in black and white (appendix). Slight spotting on topedge, slightly sunned board edges, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a tiny nick at the foot of the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Translated from the Sin-leqi-unninni version. Light foxing on page edges, near fine in a near fine dustwrapper with internal foxing, spine lightly sunned.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Gardner completed this translation of the Gilgamesh epic story just before his untimly death in 1982. The translation is from the text of the exorcist-priest , Sin-legi-unninni. This version was composed between 1600 and 1000 B. C. John Maier and Richard Henshaw assisted in the translation. Maier adds an introduction and detailed annotations to this publication. Front cover design by Gun Larson features the Gilgamesh Epic Tablet. Five black-and-white illustrations. One map. Dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .…

gr 8°, Halblwd. m. OSU., 304 S. - frisches Exemplar / Fien copy. Buch.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First edition. A few pages dog-eared else fine in a near fine dustwrapper. From the library of the artists Ben Shahn and Bernarda Bryson Shahn, with an estate label designed by their son, Jonathan Shahn. Bernarda Shahn published her own illustrated version of the Gilgamesh chronicle in 1966, published by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.…

Paperback. First edition. Uncorrected Proof. The story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written. Gardner's version restores the poetry of the text and the lyricism that is lost in the earlier, almost scientific renderings. The principle theme of the poem is a familiar one: man's persistent and hopeless quest for immortality. From the literary library of Robert & Enid Cohen. A very good copy with darkening (sunning) to spine and extremities.…