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Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New YORK, 1973.
Price: US$3.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The hard cover is faded at the spine Pages are crisp with slight spine cock. 1st. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Thomas O'Donohue.
Seller: Cloud Chamber Books, MOUNT VERNON, OH, U.S.A.
Gardner, John C.. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, 1973.
Price: US$4.25 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Stated First Edition. Off-white cloth binding. In addition to the normal library markings and attachments, there are some light scattered soil spots in the text. The spine of the dust jacket has some light fading. Illustrated.
Seller: P Peterson Bookseller, Osseo, WI, U.S.A.
Gardner, John, Mr.. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1973.
Price: US$4.85 + shipping
Description: Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 312 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. DJ has edgewear tears. HC 316
Seller: 2Vbooks, Derwood, MD, U.S.A.
GARDNER, JOHN. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A Knopf, 1973.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Alfred A Knopf, 1973. Third Printing. Hardcover Ex-lib Book and Jacket in Good Condition. A Pastoral Novel with Etchings by Thomas Donohue. Clean orange cloth binding with slight rubbing of lower edge. Lib markings as usual. Tight, solid and square. Text body is clean, no underlining, no highlighting, type set in brown. Clean Jacket taped to boards, slight edgewear. Frontispiece illustration in sepia; title page of light tan with dark brown lettering. Sepia illustrations throughout book. Each chapter has header page with large tan panel, brown lettering and chapter heading. Set in the Catskill Mountains, this is a moving story about a fat, gentle, middle-aged man who runs a rural diner and a young, plain girl who drifts into his life and remains to become a part of it--and their life, happiness, hardship, affection,--and of dangerous people who come to Henry's diner just north of Nickel Mountain. 314 pages. 8.4 x 5.5 inches. New York, Alfred Knopf, 1973.
Seller: The Parnassus BookShop, Newport, WA, U.S.A.
John Gardner. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. First edition. First printing. Good hardcover with good dust jacket in new Brodart jacket. Unmarked, bright and clean with reliable binding. Dust jacket is lightly worn at spine ends and corners and is faded on spine. Enjoy reading with a real book in your hands. Shipping from North Carolina. Dedicated to delighting our customers. Delivery confirmation provided on all domestic orders. Happy to ship to international locations. Consider expedited shipping - just a little more moves your purchase a lot faster. Digital photos available on request for any book.
Seller: Cameron Park Books, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain. Knopf. New York., 1973.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG/VG. First edition, first printing. Jacket is chipped top and bottom of spine. Shelfwear. 3314 pp.
Seller: Limestone Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. NICKEL MOUNTAIN. KNOPF New York 1973, New York, 1973.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good+ Bright tight condition Veyr Good+ jacket in mylar ISBN 0-394-48883-0
Seller: Abracadabra Books 50% Off Sale!, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$10.04 + shipping
Description: 8vo, 314pp. Very good hardback copy, in edge worn dust jacket. Spine faded. Remainder mark.
Seller: Sainsbury's Books Pty. Ltd., Camberwell, VIC, Australia
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain: a Pastoral Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1973.
Price: US$11.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: (3d ptg.) Slightly smaller book, rough cream cloth, embossed illustration on front, spine very slightly sunken, gilt lettering near fine on spine, 315 heavy lightly browned pages. DJ heavy paper, shades of brown with illustration of trees on hills above village on front, spine and back. DJ has a slight large stain at bottom front, tiny nicks and slight wear to top edges. Near Good DJ/Good book.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$11.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Price Clipped Dust Jacket.
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. NICKEL MOUNTAIN. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1973.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. cloth, dust jacket, fore-edge uncut. (viii), 312, (6) pages. First edition (Howell A.XIII). List of illustrations. Frontispiece and illustrations in text by Thomas O'Donohue. Edges of dust jacket chipped. cloth, dust jacket, fore-edge uncut
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
John Gardner. Nickel Mountain. Alfrd A. Knopf,, New York:, 1973.
Price: US$12.25 + shipping
Description: First printing Near fine, with a small remainder mark on the lower edge and a stamped price on the first free end paper. In a very good+ dust jacket with light wear at the spine ends and spine and front panel faded. With illustrations by Thomas O'Donohue.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$13.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 312p., illus.
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. NICKEL MOUNTAIN. Alfred A. Knopf, New York NY, 1973.
Price: US$13.00 + shipping
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Seller: Gibson's Books, New Hope, AL, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John.. NICKEL MOUNTAIN A PASTORAL NOVEL. New York: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1973.
Price: US$14.45 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Publisher's beige cloth with brown spine lettering and an upper board etching in blind, book measures approximately 9 x 6 inches. Illustrations by Thomas O'Donohue. GOOD condition with light shelf and handling wear. Upper board fore-edge protrudes ever so slightly beyond lower board fore-edge, as in an overbite. Internally clean and unmarked. Price-clipped dust jacket GOOD with chipping and short tears with no loss at spine ends and fold points. At some judicious point past, jacket was ensconced in Brodart.
Seller: T. Brennan Bookseller (ABAA / ILAB), Ellsworth, ME, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1973.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Dustjacket is shelfworn with small chips and tears, and is spine faded.
Seller: Stuart W. Wells III, Norwalk, CT, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A Pastoral novel with etchings by Thomas O'Donohue. A clean near fine copy in a very good plus price clipped dust jacket that has some fading to the spine.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
John Gardner. Nickel Mountain. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated "First Edition" in a dust jacket that is slightly faded at the spine and with several small tears on the rear cover. The price has been clipped. Stiill, a fairly attractive copy.
Seller: Alberta's Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain: A Pastoral Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. First Edition. Head and tail, one corner very slightly bumped, clear plastic covered dust jacket slightly chipped at head and tail, otherwise fine. Price clipped. O'DONOHUE,THOMAS. Etchings by Thomas O'Donohue. 8vo., hardbound, (xii), 315, 2 pages, dust jacket. Head and tail, one corner very slightly bumped, clear plastic covered dust jacket slightly chipped at head and tail, otherwise f
Seller: Four Rivers Books, LLC, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bright unmarked book in cream cloth; price-clipped DJ with sunned spine and edgewear. 12/73 to rear flap. ; 314 pages
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$15.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Spine Loose
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$16.48 + shipping
Description: Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages; Description: 312 p. Illus. 22 cm. Subject: Pastoral fiction, American 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Gardner, John; Illustrated By Thomas O'donohue. Nickel Mountain. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First state with colored title page. A clean, atractive copy without wear but a tiny amount of damage to top of cloth on spine. Dustjacket is bright but light brown evenly on spine and front and back panels but shows traces of original green at flap folds.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. NICKEL MOUNTAIN. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Gardner's seventh book is this story of a fat, gentle, middle-aged man who runs a rural diner in the Catskill Mountains and the plain young girl who drifts into his life to stay and become part of it; boards' upper corners lightly bumped, o/w boads and text are clean, tight, square; price-clipped dustjacket worn at edges and corners with chipping on spine and spine ends. A decent reading/study copy.
Seller: H. W. Gumaer, Bookseller, Canandaigua, NY, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Illustrated by Thomas Odonohue. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Remainder mark, light browning of spine, spine ends bumped, dustwrapper shows light browning of spine and flaps, tiny tear on bottom spine end. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Near fine in an about Very good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper has chips/rubs at spine ends and corners. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain: A Pastoral Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Good in good dustwrapper. Glue stain on front endpaper. Spine lean. Smudge on bottom corners of pages. Edges of spine slightly bumped. Edges of dustwrapper spine torn. Dustwrapper spine faded. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$19.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Light tan cloth, lettered in bronze on spine panel. [ix],314 pp., illus. Stated First Edition. Essentially as issued. Dust jacket shows very minor rubbing to edges but none of the sunning to which this issue is so prone, now in archival mylar. Review copy, with Knopf review slip laid in at rear. Almost unimprovable, a very nicely preserved copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain: A Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1973.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition stated on verso of title page; a bit of edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; illustrated with nine etchings by Thomas O'Donohue; collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover
Seller: Hourglass Books, vancouver, BC, Canada
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This book is oatmeal-colored with the title, author, and publisher in gold on the spine. On the front cover there is a picture of a man looking outdoors from a window. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the outside except some fading of the letters and slight discoloration on the back cover. The top of the pages have been edged in purple. Illustrator Thomas O'Donohue etched all the illustrations found in the book, including the one on the frontispiece of a "Stop-Off" on a snowy hill. There is a table of contents for all the illustrations on page x. Aside from some tearing at the edges of the spine, the jacket is in excellent condition. It is protected from further damage by a vinyl cover. O'Donohue's picture of a mountain scene spans from the end of the back flap to the beginning of the front flap. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. NICKEL MOUNTAIN. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 314pp, illus., owner's note in pencil to fep, slight soiling to bottom edge of cover & pgs, slight edgewear to dj.
Seller: Russ States, Oil City, PA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 314 pp. The author's fifth novel. Jacket sunned at spine and chipped at head and base of spine and at front fold. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper.
Seller: Persephone's Books, Gastonia, NC, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Octavo. Fine except for some light browning on the endpapers where it has reacted with the dustwrapper flap. In A Very good dustwrapper whose spine is lightly sunned.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain: A Pastoral Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Etchings by Thomas O'Donohue. Former owner name, a few spots on rear endpapers, foredge and rear cover, very good in a spine-sunned very good dust jacket with a 1" chip to crown and a few other small chips and tears. An unconventional love story set in the Catskill Mountains and the basis for a 1984 film.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain: A Pastorial Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book Club edition. Etchings by Thomas O'Donohue. Boards and spine faintly foxed, rear cover bumped, very good in a price-clipped very good dust jacket with a sunned spine, a couple of tiny chips and an internal tape repair. An unconventional love story set in the Catskill Mountains and the basis for a 1984 film.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Good in good dustwrapper. Pages clean and bright. Endpapers brown from age. Edges of spine lightly bumped. Small tears on edges of dustwrapper spine and dustwrapper corners. Solid book. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain: A Pastoral Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Illustrated by Thomas O'Donohue. Very good with a slightly cocked spine, tape shadows on the boards, glue residue on the rear endpaper, soiling, in a very good, price clipped, dustwrapper with a sunned spine.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain: A Pastoral Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Illustrated by Thomas O'Donohue. Fine in a jacket that is near fine save for a very narrow ½" rectangular chip on the rear panel.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain: A Pastoral Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Illustrated by Thomas O'Donohue. Near fine with a cocked spine, in a very good dustwrapper with a faded spine, wear at the spine ends and corners.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, JOHN. Nickel Mountain. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: NEAR FINE WITH SLIGHT SOILING ON BOTTOM EDGE IN NEAR FINE DJ WITH FADED SPINE.
Seller: MARK POST, BOOKSELLER, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, 1973.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Off white boards. Dustjacket discolored along spine, minor war along edges. Spotting on covers. Smudge on front free endpaper. FITZ
Seller: Sumter Books (Manly, Inc.), Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
John Gardner. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Beige cloth with brown lettering and embossed cover decoration. Minor edgewear. Light bump to head and heel of spine. Text is clean and bright, no marks. Unlcipped DJ with $6.95 price shows chipping to head and heel of spine and tips of corners, small hole near top edge of spine, spine is sunned. Minor edgewear. "Here is a moving story of two people: a fat, gentle middle-aged man who runs a rural diner, and the young, plain girl who drifts inot his life and remains to become part of it. Quietly, delicately, it reveals what these two are to each other as the years pass, as they move through the universal rituals of courship and marriage, the birth of a child, the loss of innocence, confession, atonement, forgiveness, the acceptance of death." (from the jacket)
Seller: Gyre & Gimble, Holden, ME, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$20.34 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A very nice copy of the first edition, first printing of the sixth book by this underappreciated author. Appears unread. A book usually found beat up - this one is not. Text is solid, clean, and tight. Lettering to spine is bright and unflaked. No marks or highlights in text. In a Fine bright dust jacket. No tears. No previous owner's names. No remainder mark or spray. Not Price Clipped ($6.95). Not ex-lib. Not a Book Club Edition. Photos sent upon request. Accurate Descriptions/Quality Books/Unmatched Prices
Seller: Novel Ending Books, Franklin, TN, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
Price: US$21.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dust jacket in acceptable condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. New protective mylar applied to dust jacket before shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.6
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$21.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: (1st) Etchings by Thomas O'Donohue. Slightly smaller book, white cloth with illustration embossed on front, gilt fine on spine, 314 pages. DJ heavy paper, brown background with ornate illustration on front, spine and back. DJ has slight wear to all tips, 1/4" tear at top front tip, very tiny tear and tiny nick with slight wear at bottom front edge, very slight surface wear to spine edges, spine very lightly faded, microtear and micronick at top back edge. Good+ DJ/Very Fine book.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
Price: US$21.50 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Description: Bound in the publisher's original white cloth with the front cover stamped in blind and the spine stamped in gilt. The dust jacket has minor wear to the extremities, otherwise a fine book in a very good dust jacket.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 312p., illus.
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
Price: US$23.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine book in VG dust jacket. Jacket has wear at corners, spine is age-toned to gray-green, no other defects. Now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has no defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, appears unread, brand new. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 312 pages. D1
Seller: Sweet Beagle Books, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. NICKEL MOUNTAIN. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. Toning to end papers. Weak sunning at spine. Chip and tear to jacket base at spine. Text is clean and unmarked. First Edition is stated. ; 8.50 X 6.30 X 1.60 inches; 312 pages.
Seller: Evolving Lens Bookseller, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full ivory cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt; the front board in blind. Brown topstain. Octavo. 314pps. There is mild bumping to the spine-ends and a couple of faint pencil-erasures (of price) on the ffep. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is sunned along the spine and the top-edge of the front panel. Also, there is light rubbing wear at the extremities. The original price is intact. ".Here is a moving story of two people: a fat, gentle, middle-aged man who runs a rural diner, and the young, plain girl who drifts into his life and remains to become a part of it. Quietly, delicately, Gardner reveals what these two are to each other as the years pass, as they move through the universal rituals of courtship and marriage, the birth of a child, the loss of innocence, confession, atonement, forgiveness, the acceptance of death. 'Nickel Mountain' is a love story, and also a kind of religious story. In direct progression from its author's previous novels -- and this time it is with simple means that he achieves his large effect -- it seeks to celebrate what is best in humanness, the gift by which in our best moments we counter cosmic indifference and disorder, the love all human beings can sometimes feel for all that lives." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.
Seller: Nooks Of Books , Elkins Park, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$27.94 + shipping
Description: Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pages; Description: 312 p. Illus. 22 cm. Subject: Pastoral fiction, American 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
John Gardner, Illustrated by Thomas O' Donahue. Nickel Mountain. NY: Knopf, 1973, NY, 1973.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. A VG stated 1st edition HC,white cloth, gilt lettering on the spine.Top edge stained dark purple as issued.There is light soiling to lower front brd.The binding is tight,as are the pastedowns,the ffep has a red H stamp.There isn't any other markings,inscrip.,etc.The DJ is also VG,with some chipping to top and bottom of spine,along upper and lower edges,and there is a small closed tear to upper front.Otherwise,still clean and bright,now in new Brodart.
Seller: Deborah Fiegl, Bookseller, Perry, NY, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
Price: US$28.02 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
Price: US$29.58 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Gardner , John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very nice copy . The book is clean , no marks of any kind . The hinge is tight . There is light foxing to the cloth cover . The dust jacket shows light wear at the head and foot of the spine . The dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .
Seller: The History Place, Palestine, TX, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first edition of one of Gardner's most memorable accomplishments, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1973. Illustrated by Thomas O'Donohue. A near fine example of the book with a faint remainder mark on the bottom page edges in a near fine dust jacket that is rubbed in two spots at the base of the spine.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain: A Pastoral Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Illustrated by Thomas O'Donohue. Near fine with light offsetting on endpapers and a lightly tanned spine, in a near fine dustwrapper with a faded spine.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain: A Pastoral Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Light foxing on the page and board edges else near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with tiny tears and edgewear.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain: A Pastoral Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stain on front board pastedown and another page.
Seller: Encanto Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES good copy in torn dust jacket. First Edition.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$33.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. [15], 4-3142, [6] pp. White cloth with brown lettering on the spine; black topstain. Price of $6.95 on front flap of jacket. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a decorative title page, and several full-page color illustrations. Slight separation between backstrip and textblock; jacket shows hints of edge wear and fading to the spine panel.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. NICKEL MOUNTAIN. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$34.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Gardner's fifth novel is set in Upstate New York's Catskill Mountains where a plain young girl drifts into the life of a fat, gentle, middle-aged man who runs a diner; First Printing with all the first issue points (dark orange background on title page, last page of text printed on verso of last illustration, no '12/73' on dj flap); boards show minor wear, bottom corners slightly bumped, "Mary" written in ink on fep; dustjacket slightly worn, minor chipping at corners and spine. Collectable.
Seller: H. W. Gumaer, Bookseller, Canandaigua, NY, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo., 312pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition bound in cream-colored cloth with titles stamped in gilt. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save some very mild bumping to spine ends. Very attractive unclipped wrapper, ($6.95), has a touch of wear to edges and a toned spine. Still fresh and bright with creases, chipping or tears. A very pretty collectable copy.
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Knopf, 1973. Close to Fine copy of Gardner's sixth book. Unclipped DJ has faded on spine, else Fine. In archival cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Thomas O'Donohue.
Seller: Quercus Rare Books, Chico, CA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$36.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First issue of first printing with orange title page. Old pencil price on front end paper. Bumped corner at bottom of front panel. Light wear to spine ends. Jacket spine appears sunned but all details clear and bright, perhaps more attractive that front and rear panels where remainder of jacket is brown. First edition stated on copyright page. Tight and square. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$37.52 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Stated first edition, no additional printings indicated. Near fine deckle edge hardback, dust jacket has couple of tiny chips, but is clean, intact, and tight-fitting. Not ex-library, no markings of any kind. Tight, clean and crisp. To see our collection of rare and unusual books click "More information about this seller", then choose "List this seller's books". Email for photos and additional information. Ships media rate with tracking from Alaska (MAY TAKE LONGER THAN ABEBOOKS ESTIMATE). Separate arrangements are required for international or expedited shipping
Seller: Observance of Hermits, Fritz Creek, AK, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: [very nice copy, no discernible wear to book at all; jacket just a bit faded at spine, a few tiny rubbed spots at a couple of corners]. (sepia-tone etchings) Gardner's sixth novel, an unconventional love story set in a small community in the Catskills in the 1950s, about a 42-year-old man who marries a 17-year-old girl who's pregnant with the child of a local boy. 0-394-48883-0
Seller: ReadInk, ABAA/IOBA, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf Inc, 1973.
Price: US$40.50 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: First Edition. A classy rough-cut copy in As New condition.
Seller: Rare Reads, Athens, GA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. NICKEL MOUNTAIN A Pastoral Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$43.71 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Price on flap crossed out with new one inked in below. Owner name to FEP. Spine is slightly cocked. Tear to jacket crown at front panel. First Edition stated. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
John Gardner. Nickel Mountain (Signed 1st Printing). Alfred A. Knopf, U.S.A., 1973.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine copy in a very good unclipped dustjacket. This copy was signed by John Gardner on the front free endpaper--signature only. A tight and clean copy in a dustjacket that shows light edgewear and one closed repaired tear. Preserved in a new acrylic acetate dustjacket protector.
Seller: Classic First Editions-- IOBA, La Quinta, CA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. NICKEL MOUNTAIN .. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, illustrations by Thomas O'Donohue, cloth. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#161659)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
Price: US$45.30 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Brand New!
Seller: Save With Sam, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, U.S.A., 1973.
Price: US$49.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition stated, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp with very light text block foxing. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped with small edge scrapes and tears. This collectible, " NEAR FINE" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. A very nice, clean collectible copy!
Seller: rarefirsts, Charlotte Hall, MD, U.S.A.
John Gardner. NICKEL MOUNTAIN : A Pastoral Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$49.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. First Edition stated. Scuffing to page edges. Scuffing and fading to front and rear panels. Bumped corners. Chip to label on spine. Open tear to upper rear panel. Corner clipped to upper front flap. Edge wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
John Gardner. Nickel Mountain (Signed 1st Printing). Alfred A. Knopf, U.S.A., 1973.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A near-fine copy in a very good plus unclipped dustjacket. This copy is signed by John Gardner-- directly on the front free endpaper--signature only without any inscription. A tight and clean copy with very light spots to the dark brown top edge--hardly noticeable. The dustjacket is very good with minor edgewear to the extremities--and a slightly faded spine, unclipped and protected in a new acrylic dustjacket covering. Gardner was a major American author until his life was cut short by a motorcycle accident in 1982. This is one of his most well regarded novels.
Seller: Classic First Editions-- IOBA, La Quinta, CA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, N.Y., USA, 1973.
Price: US$54.95 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: First Edition stated, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible copy. GIFT QUALITY
Seller: rarefirsts, Charlotte Hall, MD, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Printing. Spine cloth has separated from spine at top, else Fine. Cloth covered boards are clean and gold stamp on spine is sharp. Jacket has some fading to spine, but otherwise in Fine condition, not price clipped.
Seller: Rio Bound Books, San Marcos, TX, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
Price: US$58.61 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973. 1st edition. 8vo hardcover. 312pp. Illustrations. Near Very Good book. Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket spine slightly faded. Slight foxing on boards. In protective mylar cover. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his custom bookplate on front endpage. (Pastoral Fiction, Romance) Inquire if you need further information.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. NICKEL MOUNTAIN. Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
Price: US$59.98 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.05
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Fine first edition/first printing in an alike dust-jacket; In Nickel Mountain, Gardner weaves a story of love, loss, and redemption. The novel follows the journey of Will and Elle as they travel to Nickel Mountain, a remote, family-owned sheep farm, in search of a new life. While there, they fall in love with the farm and the people who live there, but they also grapple with the challenges of living in a remote and often unforgiving environment. Ultimately, Will and Elle must confront the ghosts of their pasts in order to find true happiness.This beautifully written and deeply felt novel is perfect for fans of John Grisham and Larry McMurtry. Gardner is a master of the pastoral genre, and Nickel Mountain is a rich and emotionally compelling story.; 8vo; 312 pages
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition. Original boards, fine, in near fine dust jacket with the original price intact on the front flap. Flat SIGNED on the second endpaper.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. 312 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Tan cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
John Gardner. NICKEL MOUNTAIN : A Pastoral Novel. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$69.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Scuffing to page edges. Scuffing and fading to front and rear panels. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. NICKEL MOUNTAIN. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by John Gardner. Fine, appears unread. In a very near fine, price-intact dust jacket.
Seller: RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA, CARLSBAD, CA, U.S.A.
GARDNER, JOHN.. NICKEL MOUNTAIN, A PASTORAL NOVEL. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a front preliminary page. Quite a clean and crisp copy throughout. Illustrations by Thomas O'Donohue. 315pp. Size: Octavo
Seller: Glenn Books, ABAA, ILAB, Prairie Village, KS, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John.. Nickel Mountain: A Pastoral Novel.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: With etchings by Thomas O'Donohue. 314 pp. 8vo, publisher's coarse white cloth in dust jacket. First edition. Some light use to the cloth; in a jacket with a faded spine. Signed and dated March 25, 1975, by John Gardner on the front free endpaper.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED by the Author on the free front endpaper, 8vo, beige cloth with gold lettering on spine & embossed cover, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with etching by Thomas O'Donohue & 9 more in-text full page sepia illustrations, 312 numbered & deckled pages + [313-14] sepia-toned illustration by O'Donohue + [315-16] + [2] A Note on Type. 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 other highly respected 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. Nickel Mountain is his Gothic novel about backcountry folks from the Catskill Mountains of New York State. Set during the mid-1950's, they struggle through ordeals of despair and religious doubt. Middle-aged Henry Soames, who is overweight and suffering from heart trouble, runs a diner where locals gather. After teenage Callie Wells begins working there, she becomes pregnant by a boy she had trusted--but who abandons her. She and Henry come to one another's aide and decide to marry. Unfortunately, after her son is born, their relationship becomes strained on several levels. Dread pervades the gloomy mountain and characters. A dark lesson seems to be that despite one's protectiveness for loved ones, ultimately, we can't protect them. People destroy one other without meaning to. It's a lesson from the author's youth, when he felt protracted guilt for his brother's accidental death on a farm. Even so, suggestions of Redemption slowly emerge from this wild heart of the Catskills. Gardner was killed in a motorcycle accident on September 14, 1982. SUPERIOR COPY: clean, tight, bright in a spotless dust jacket. The book has two small defects: the free front endpaper has its upper right corner clipped; there is a small red remainder stamp on the bottom of the pages.
Seller: Borg Antiquarian, Lake Forest, IL, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, New York, NY, 1973.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Light shelf and corner wear, Text appears clean, Dust jacket has some Tears in top of binding, Binding is in good sturdy condition. 312 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0394488830. ISBN/EAN: 9780394488837. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561015302.
Seller: a2zbooks, Burgin, KY, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 312 p. 22 cm. Etchings. Cream cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Signed by author on front free endpaper. Jacket design by Earl Tidwell. Minor edge wear to jacket. Bottom edge of covers spotted and faint ink stamp on bottom of text block.
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: An attractive first edition/first printing in Fine condition in Very Good+ dust-jacket, lightly sunned spine. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number and signature on front paste down; In Nickel Mountain, John Gardner takes the reader on a journey into the heart of rural Pennsylvania. A place where hard work and faith are the foundations of a life well-lived. A place where people are kind and loving, but also fiercely protective of their families and their land.The novel follows the lives of the Wilcox family, who have been living on Nickel Mountain for generations. The patriarch, Ben, is a hardworking farmer who is constantly trying to find ways to improve his family's life. His wife, Eliza, is a kind and caring woman who is always there to help her husband. Their children, Tom, Martha, and David, all have their own dreams and aspirations, but they all know that their family is the most important thing in their lives.The Wilcox family is faced with many challenges in Nickel Mountain, but they always find a way to overcome them. The biggest challenge they face is the changing economy, which is causing many people; Etchings; 8vo
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$84.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 312 numbered pp +3; HB w/ DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, brown topstain, f.e. deckled, orange-tinted frontis; slight tiny manufacturer's defect (tiny tab, which has tiny tear) sfep. Cover: off white, blindstamped front, copper titles spine; minimal shelfwear, head slightly wrinkled, tail a bit sunned. DJ: unclipped in Brodart, orange/brown, black titles front/spine; minimal edge/shelfwear, spine faded. First issue points present: dk orange title page + 12/73 to rear flap. Including frontis, 9 orange-tinted plates by O'Donohue.
Seller: Independent Books, Long Beach, WA, U.S.A.
John Gardner. NICKEL MOUNTAIN. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$84.95 + shipping
Description: Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Lightly sunned spine. Stated First Edition. ; 8.5 X 6.3 X 1.6 inches; 312 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book, New York, 1973.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing of the stated first edition. Book in fine condition with minimal wear; dust jacket with a couple short closed tears, light toning to spine, and light shelf wear, else fine.
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
GARDNER, JOHN. NICKEL MOUNTAIN. A PASTORAL NOVEL. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Signed by Gardner. Illustrations taken from original etchings by O'Donohue. Slight fading to spine of dust jacket, otherwise, fine. 8vo. Bound in off-white cloth with blind stamped scene on front cover and title stamped in copper on spine.
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$154.29 + shipping
Description: 15 cm x 22 cm. 313 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Signed by John Gardner. Includes the following etchings by Thomas O'Donohue: Everything burned but the door, which fell free and lay in a blackberry thicket / Go slow, said the room / Bittner had been sitting ritched back on two legs of his red wooden chair / The Goat Lady sat up in front like a midget stagecoach driver . etc. "At the heart of John Gardner's "Nickel Mountain" is an uncommon love story: when at 42, the obese, anxious and gentle Henry Soames marries seventeen-year-old Callie Wells--who is pregnant with the child of a local boy--it is much more than years which define the gulf between them. But the beauty of this novel is the gradual revelation of the bond that develops as this unlikely couple experiences courtship and marriage, the birth of a son, isolation, forgiveness, work, and death in a small Catskill community in the 1950s. The plot turns on tragic events--they might be accidents or they might be acts of will--involving a cast of rural eccentrics tha includes a lonely amputee veteran, a religious hysteric (thought by some to be the devil himself) and an itinerant "Goat Lady." Questions of guilt, innocence, and even murder are eclipsed by deeds of compassion, humility, and redemption, and ultimately by Henry Soames' quiet discovery of grace." (Amazon) Sprache: english.
Seller: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Ireland
Gardner, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$295.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 312 pages. First edition, first printing with the dark orange title page. Illustrated by Thomas O'Donohue. His sixth book & finalist for the National Book Award in 1974. Signed by Gardner on the half title page. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. Nickel Mountain. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1973.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper with some fading to the spine. Signed and dated by the author: "John Gardner April 17, 1974." From the collection of author Nicholas Delbanco, this book is dated the day after the two met. 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*.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.