Published by Southern Illinois University Press, 1977
ISBN 10: 0809307723 ISBN 13: 9780809307722
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Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Published by Southern Illinois University Press, 1978
ISBN 10: 0809308711 ISBN 13: 9780809308712
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Condition: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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Published by Southern Illinois University Press, 1978
Seller: Possum Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Fine.
Hardcover. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1977. Red paper over boards, green cloth spine, no dj, edges rubbed, text clean and solid.; hnerb12J88.
Published by Southern Illinois University, Chicago, IL, 1978
ISBN 10: 0809308711 ISBN 13: 9780809308712
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: New. First Edition in Paperback. Chicago: Southern Illinois, 1978. First edition in paperback. New.
Published by Southern Illinois University Press, 1977
ISBN 10: 0809307723 ISBN 13: 9780809307722
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Original gilt-titled cloth. First edition (NAP) signed by Gardner to the title page. Square tight copy. The DJ in mylar is slightly rubbed. ; 6.25 X 1.5 X 9.25 inches; 448 pages; Signed by Author.
Hardcover First Printing. First Edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket in mylar cover.
Published by Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, 1977
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. 1st. Dust jacket shows signs of moisture on about a 2 inch square area.
Published by Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, 1977
ISBN 10: 0809308711 ISBN 13: 9780809308712
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Some spotting to spine, else fine in fine dustwrapper. Scarce title.
Published by Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale and Edwardsville, 1977
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
408, [2] pp. 8vo. 408, [2] pp. 8vo. Quarter green cloth over orange boards, unclipped dust jacket. Minor wear to jacket, else a tight, fine copy.
Published by Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, IL, 1977
ISBN 10: 0809307723 ISBN 13: 9780809307722
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 408 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by Andor Braun. His 10th book, it is meant to be a complement to Gardner's biography of Chaucer. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!.
Published by Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale and Edwardsville, 1977
First Edition Signed
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Green cloth spine stamped in gilt with red paper coverd boards. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by John Gardner. A bright and fine copy, appears unread. In a fine, price-intact dust jacket. Scarce signed. SIGNED.
Published by Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, 1977
ISBN 10: 0809308711 ISBN 13: 9780809308712
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with some rubbing and crinkling to spine. Warmly inscribed by the author to Nicholas Delbanco and his wife: "To Nick and Elena with love and thanks for many many things. 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 was an occasional babysitter of Gardner's children, and who has herself published two well-received novels, *Ask Me Anything* and *Midnight in Manhattan* was the Dedicatee of one of Gardner's acclaimed children's books, *The King of Hummingbirds*. A significant association copy of a scarce title.