Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$3.24 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$3.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Seller: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$4.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Seller: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$4.26 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: DJ shows minor wear and tear. Some of the prelims stuck together and torn. Other pages clean.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$5.55 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 43,335-GGAAE,FIRST EDITION, text like new, VERY GOOD READING COPY, tight spine, clean pages, NO highlighting/markings, very good dust jacket with slight edge wear/chipping/small tear.
Seller: The Book Corner, Sunrise, FL, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$5.93 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Seller: Decluttr, Kennesaw, GA, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$6.54 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.
Seller: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living&othr. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$6.79 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.3
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living&othr. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$6.79 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.3
Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living&othr. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$6.79 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.3
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living&othr. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$6.79 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.3
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living&othr. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$6.79 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.3
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living&othr. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$6.79 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.3
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living&othr. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$6.79 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.3
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living&othr. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$6.79 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.3
Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living&othr. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$6.79 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.3
Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$6.90 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First Edition. First edition, stated. Soiling/staining has occurred on the pages.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$7.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living, and Other Stories. Alfred A Knoph, NY, 1981.
Price: US$7.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing. Woodcuts and dustjacket covers by Mary Azarian.There's a touch of wear to a jacket corner, otherwise fine. (box 86)
Seller: Bruce Davidson Books, Arlington, MA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. THE ART OF LIVING AND OTHER STORIES. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$7.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition (stated), first printing, hardcover. Cream cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt design on front cover. Illustrated endpapers. 310 pages. Very good with tail of spine pushed and bookplate on front endpaper, in a good, unclipped dust jacket with wear to edges and folds and edges of flaps tanned. Mylar cover on jacket.
Seller: Ziebarth Books, Coal Valley, IL, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., NY, 1981.
Price: US$7.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: textblock is clean and tight. Binding lightly shelf worn; unclipped dust jacket lightly rubbed with moderate edge wear. 310pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Clausen Books, RMABA, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$7.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ex-Library with usual stamps. Good hardcover in good, clipped dust jacket; dj has minor rubbing / creasing; protected by mylar. Used with wear, but no markings in text.
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
GARDNER, JOHN. THE ART OF LIVING and Other Stories. ALFRED A . KNOPF, NY, 1981.
Price: US$7.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Remainder marked.
Seller: Gian Luigi Fine Books, albany, NY, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition hardcover, with dust jacket, published by Knopf, 1981. A collection of ten short stories from the author or 'Grendel'. The dust jacket is not price clipped. Jacket shows some edge wear, shallow chipping at the corners and head and heel of the spine. Jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. This is a remainder copy, with an ink stamp of the Random House logo on the bottom edge of the text block. high quality cream colored cloth covered cover boards. Cover boards are flat, the corners are not bumped or worn. Illustrated with woodcuts by Mary Azarian. Former owner's ink stamp on the first flyleaf page, about 3" X 1/2". No further ownership marks and no writing on the text block besides that. Top-stain appears to be faded. Not a library discard. Attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory.
Seller: Hopkins Books, Nashua, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, unclipped, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 309pp.
Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A Knopf, NY, 1981.
Price: US$8.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, First Printing; dj w/chipping, unclipped price; decorative end papers; 310 clean, unmarked pages.Ten enchanting stories about kings and queens,magicians,timeless lands Size: 8 vo
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$8.99 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Expect delivery in 20 days.
Seller: PAPER CAVALIER US, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$9.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: first edition with promotional material and review slip Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$9.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Contents are tight and clean
Seller: Lexington Books Inc, Idaho Falls, ID, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Ink name and date on half title page, otherwise near fine in fine dust jacket with trace of edge wear. No jacket chips or tears, and not price-clipped. No bookplate. Remainder mark.
Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Woodcuts by Mary Azarian. Dust jacket in a new mylar cover. Remainder stamp on bottom of text block.
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Piece(s) of the spine missing. Mylar protector included. Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item.
Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$10.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981, Hardcover First Edition. Lovely Woodcut illustrations by Mary Azarian. Book Condition: remainder mark to bottom, 2 small faint stains to text block edge, very slight curve to the boards, otherwise a near fine, tight clean and unread copy. Dust jacket condition: very very slight edgewear, several short closed tears at spine head, about very good plus to near fine minus and unclipped.will be placed in a mylar protective sleeve.
Seller: Anthony Clark, Wolfville, NS, Canada
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Clean stated First Edition in clean unclipped dust jacket (now in new archival quality removable mylar cover). Beige cloth boards with gold decoration on cover, gold lettering on spine. No soiling o wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean decorated endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Pages are clean (very faint remainder mark on bottom text block edges). 310 pages. Clean dustjacket with arresting illustration (woodcut by Mary Azarian) not price clipped, very shallow chipping at top spine edge, one short closed edge tear. Ten wonderful short (and long) stories by one of America's most celebrated and admired writers.
Seller: Old Scrolls Book Shop, Stanley, NY, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$13.61 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. first edition book, minimal amount of wear on the dust jacket
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$14.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Tan cloth, lettered in gold foil. Slight binding lean, otherwise as issued. Illus. dust jacket essentially as issued, now in mylar. Stated 1st ed. 310 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knoph, New York, 1981.
Price: US$15.25 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pp.: 310. Gilt titles to sp. illust. w/ b/w wood cut portraits. Oat cloth bds. Gilt design to frt. bd. Decorated e.p.s. Pps. 51 -76 are underlined in light pen w/ some margin notation. Underlining does not effect legibility. Interior clean are clean and tight. Ten short stories by the author. A nice copy.
Seller: Brillig's Books, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$15.97 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Gardner, John; Azarian, Mary. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Tight clean unmarked book in crisp DJ with a half-inch closed tear to rear panel. ; 1.4 x 8.8 x 6.1 Inches; 310 pages
Seller: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$16.80 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting.
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art Of Living And Other Stories. Alfred A Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$18.29 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. DJ with some edge wear.
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Gardner, John. ART OF LIVING AND OTHER STORIES. Alfred A. Knopf, New York NY, 1981.
Price: US$19.50 + shipping
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Seller: Gibson's Books, New Hope, AL, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: Clean cover. Unmarked clean pages. DJ price clipped. Gift inscription.
Seller: Flip Your Wig, Cloverdale, CA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. New York Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Uncorrected Proof edition. 208 pages. Paper notice stapled to inside front cover. Wraps have light soil, edge wear. Else, very good. (O3)
Seller: Jeff Jeremias Fine Arts, RMABA, Aurora, CO, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1981.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine first edition of stories by Gardner.
Seller: The Book Lovers, Philo, CA, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Woodcuts by Mary Azarian. Remainder mark bottom edge else fine in fine dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Good with dampstaining to upper left corner, lacking dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
John Gardner. THE ART OF LIVING AND OTHER STORIES. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is NEAR FINE ; like near new on all points. DJ is NEAR FINE ; not clipped, very clean, minimal wear. Fic. Stax.
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$21.53 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 310p., illus.
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Very good or better in very good dustwrapper. Remainder mark. 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.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$22.11 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living. Alfred A. Knopf. First American edition, New York, 1981.
Price: US$23.42 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Ten stories; woodcuts and dustwrapper by Mary Azarian Remainder stamp bottom edge, else fine in dustwrapper
Seller: Badger Books, Woollahra, NSW, Australia
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "The Art of Living" and Other Stories by John Gardner. 1981 1st Edition (stated); Alfred A. Knopf; New York. The book come with its original, un-clipped dust jacket (showing the book's original $12.95 price). The book features woodcuts by Mary Azarian. Ten short stories. Decorative end papers. From the dust jacket: "The first collection in seven years from one of America's most celebrated and admired writers - ten wonderful short (and long) stories that allow us to explore and enjoy once again the many facets of John Gardner's unique fictional world. Here are enchanting tales about queens and kings and princesses in magical, timeless lands; marvelously warm and funny stories that move, amuse, and enlighten us as they probe the mysterious and profound relation between art and life." Stories include: * Nimram * Redemption * Stillness * The Music Lover * Trumpeter * The Library Horror * The Joy of the Just * Vlemk the Box-Painter * Come on Back * The Art of Living Condition: Clean covers and spine with no stains; sharp corners. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. Great condition text pages - clean and white with no stains, tears, foxing or writing. There is a red ink stamp of the Ransom House logo at the bottom edge of the text block; light foxing to the top edge of the text block (though no foxing to pages). Clean dust jacket with some small tears along the perimeter.
Seller: CraigsClassics, Hudson, NH, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, 1981.
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Description: Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Bound in full beige linen. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Decorative beige endpapers and topstain. 310pps. Stated First Edition. There is a slight pull to the head of the spine, otherwise clean, tight, square and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dust jacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has modest rubbing wear at the extremities and the edges of either flap are faintly sunned. The original price (12.95) is intact. "The first collection in seven years from one of America's most celebrated and admired writers -- ten wonderful short (and long) stories that allow us to explore and enjoy once again the many facets of John Gardner's unique fictional world. Here are enchanting tales about kings and queens and princesses in magical, timeless lands; marvelously warm and funny stories that move, amuse, and enlighten us as they probe the mysterious and profound relation between life and art." 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. 40-D.
Seller: Nooks Of Books , Elkins Park, PA, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$24.35 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Buy for Great customer experience
Seller: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$24.36 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: F/NF Stated first edition. Unclipped dust jacket with price intact. Clean text and interior. Tight, square binding. Jacket now wrapped in protective mylar. Decorative end papers. Grey top stain to top edge of text block. Deckled fore edge. Some rubbing to wrapper at edges.
Seller: Genesee Books, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Gardner, John.. THE ART OF LIVING AND OTHER STORIES.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. dj, 1981.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover first edition - First printing. Illustrated with woodcuts by Mary Azarian with woodcuts (who also did the great dust jacket of motorcycle riders.). Illustrated endpapers. 310 pp Fine in fine dust jacket.
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art Of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York, 1981.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Price Clipped, Remainder mark, else FINE. First Edition bound in cream colored cloth with titles stamped in gilt. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped wrapper($12.95). Still fresh and bright. A very pretty collectible copy. First edition. Woodcuts by Mary Azarian.
Seller: BIAbooks, Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Uncorrected Proof. Label removed from the bottom of the wrappers with some modest scrapes and residue, else near fine in tall wrappers.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Hardcover. A collection of short stories with woodcuts by Mary Azarian. A fine and tight copy in a fine dust jacket. A sharp copy.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. 1st Edition. Deckled edges. Slight loosening to spine. Leaning to spine. Slight rubbing and fading to cloth binding. Abrasion to f.p.d. Slight overopening to front and rear hinges. Edgewear to d.j. with scraping to foredges and joints. Chipping to spine ends and forecorners. Rubbing and fading to d.j. Toning to d.j. VG/VG.
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$27.15 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$27.80 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, Review copy with slip laid-in
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Woodcuts by Mary Azarian. Fine in a fine dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Uncorrected Proof. Fine in tall wrappers.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Slightly bowed boards else near fine in a fine dust jacket.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Spotting on the board and page edges else about near fine in a near fine dust jacket with rubbing and edgewear.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Very good hardcover in good, price-clipped and chipped dust jacket. Clean pages. First edition. Remainder mark, bottom edge; light foxing.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$34.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Stated First Edition. Woodcuts by Mary Azarian. Dark-yet-bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in Near Fine condition. 10 short (and long) stories, among them: "a man spending a quiet evening in his library suddenly finds himself confronted by several unlikely visitors (in the flesh!): Raskolnikov, Scrooge, Jane Austen's Emma. [] On a flight from Los Angeles to Chicago, a world-renowned orchestra conductor learns about life and death from a teenage girl who sits next to him. [] A princess instructs one of her subjects to paint a picture of her so real it can talk---and to the artist's utter misfortune, he succeeds. [] A middle-aged woman on a brief visit to the city where she grew up unexpectedly discovers how her past has determined her future." Near Fine hardcover has boards w/slight foxing, blotches on spine, erstwhile remainder w/red stripe on head-spinal area, o/w quite presentable w/sharp corners & crisp deckle edges, a square & tight binding, intact dark-bright dust jacket, all-told a beautiful Knopf production.
Seller: Remarks Used Books, Pittsfield, MA, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$34.80 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: F/F Stated first edition. Unclipped dust jacket with price intact. Clean text and interior. Tight, square binding. Faint residue of price sticker on inner flap of jacket. Jacket now wrapped in protective mylar. Decorative end papers. Grey top stain to top edge of text block. Deckled fore edge.
Seller: Genesee Books, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 309 numbered pp +2; HB w/ DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, tan topstain, f.e. deckled, decorative eps; no defects. Cover: cream, gilt artwork front, gilt titles spine; minimal shelfwear. DJ: unclipped in Brodart, black, tan artwork front/back, tan titles front/spine; minimal edge/shelfwear, extrems slightly worn. 10 short stories from an American master.
Seller: Independent Books, Long Beach, WA, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Alfred A. Knopf 1981 Hardcover stated 1st edition. Book is in near fine condition with no marks or creasing and tight binding. The Boards are beige, straight and clean with crisp tight corners and gilt lettering on spine. Dust Jacket also is near fine, shiny and smooth with no tearing, marks and only the slightest noticeable edge wear, priced at $12.95. Protected with brodart. SUMMARY: By the the author Grendel and The Wreckage of Agathon. Woodcuts by Mary Azarian. A collection of stories by the author of Grendel and the Wreckage of Agathon. 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. Gardner was killed in a motorcycle accident on September 14, 1982. COLLECTIBLE.
Seller: Lotsa Books, Fort Smith, AR, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good Hardcover with dustjacket, Stated First edition
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$38.50 + shipping
Description: First printing. Octavo (22cm). Cream cloth stamped in gilt, in black and tan jacket, grey topstain; [viii],309,[3]pp; black and white woodcuts by Mary Azarian. Remaindered, with stamp at lower edge. Slightly cocked, else Near Fine in lightly rubbbed and edge-toned, Near Fine jacket.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$39.95 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. With remainder mark. In protective mylar cover. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his signature on his personalized bookplate on front pastedown.
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First state (was reprinted by Vintage Books in 1989), first edition and first printing. Near fine book, remaindered with stamp on bottom edge. Dj near fine and protected. This book contains a number of very nice woodcuts by Mary Azarian, who also did the jacket art.
Seller: Librariana Fine Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$44.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A clean, unmarked and unclipped copy in a Mylar jacket cover.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Jacket protected in archival cover. Aside from remainder mark on bottom edge and previous owner's inscription on FEP, all other pages are unmarked. Binding and hinges are firm, corners and spine ends sharp. Nice deckled fore-edge and top edge publisher's gray stain. Very minor scuffing to spine ends, otherwise jacket is absolutely bright and crisp.
Seller: Sparrow's Bookshop, IOBA, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo, light beige buckram with gold lettering on spine and gold pinecone on cover, pictorial dust jacket with woodcut of biker by Mary Azarian, profusely illustrated in woodcuts by Mary Azarian, pictorial beige Indian motifs on endpapers, [312] pages. SUPERB copy of this collection by author John Gardner. 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. Gardner was killed in a motorcycle accident on September 14, 1982.
Seller: Borg Antiquarian, Lake Forest, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$49.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full begie cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, woodcut illustrated jacket with wear at the extremities. Not price-clipped. No previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall a NEAR FINE book in a VERY GOOD dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Gardner , John. The Art Of Living : And Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: An excellent copy of the First Printing . The book is clean , no marks of any kind . The hinge is tight . The cloth on the boards is fresh . The graphics on the spine are bright . The dust jacket is protected with a mylar cover .
Seller: The History Place, Palestine, TX, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Straight, secure spine. Clean interiors. Rem mark on bottom page edge.
Seller: Tall Stories Book & Print Gallery, ROCK HILL, SC, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Woodcuts by Mary Azarian throughout. 310, [2] pp. 8vo. Tan cloth with gilt stamp to front in an unclipped dust jacket. Minor wear to dust jacket, red marker to bottom. Very good Woodcuts by Mary Azarian throughout. 310, [2] pp. 8vo
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living; and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo. [9], 3-309, [3] pp. Beige cloth with gold lettering on the spine and a gold decoration on the front board; grey topstain. Price of $12.95 on front flap of jacket. Woodcuts by Mary Azarian. A beautiful copy of this collection of stories.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$59.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: The Book Spot, Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo., 310pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition bound in cream colored cloth with titles stamped in gilt. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped wrapper , ($12.95), has a touch of wear to edges and tips. Still fresh and bright. A very pretty collectable copy.
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
GARDNER, John. The Art of Living And Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Remainder Mark. (Pages: 310). 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.
John Gardner. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$62.98 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Brand New!
Seller: Save With Sam, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Gardner, John & Mary Azarian. THE ART OF LIVING AND OTHER STORIES. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$66.37 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Remainder stamp. Stated First Edition. ; ; 8.80 X 6.10 X 1.40 inches; 309 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. THE ART OF LIVING And Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, New York, 1981.
Price: US$66.37 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Two rubbing spots to front. First Edition stated. Back panel stained. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$67.00 + shipping
Description: VG+/NF, book small red ink stamp on bottom edge pages near spine, with small red spot on bottom edge rear board (from stamp) . DJ very light cornerwear. Overall, a tight solid sound copy with DJ protected in mylar. ; 8vo, ivory dec. Cloth, gilt lettering spine, dec. Eps, top edge pages tinted gray, unclipped DJ, 301pp. (uncut) . Illustrated with woodcuts by Mary Azarian.
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$71.63 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition thus, fine condition. The Art of Living, and Other Stories Woodcuts by Mary Azarian Special Collection by John Gardner. Published by Alfred A. Knopf Inc. in 1981. Hardcover. What makes this title so special is its limited availability. - Publishers Weekly. Collectible item in excellent condition.
Seller: Collectors' Bookstore, Deurne, Belgium
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: ten more short stories by gardner, handsome copy.
Seller: Gumshoe Books, Columbia, SC, U.S.A.
John Gardner, Mary Azarian. THE ART OF LIVING AND OTHER STORIES. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$84.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Edge wear. Soiling to front and rear cloth. First Edition stated. ; 8.80 X 6.10 X 1.40 inches; 309 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
John Gardner. THE ART OF LIVING AND OTHER STOR. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
Price: US$96.32 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.2
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Gardner, John(1933-1982). The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Azarian, Mary. First edition. Woodcuts by Mary Azarian throughout. 310, [2] pp. 8vo. Tan cloth with gilt stamp to front in an unclipped dust jacket. An exceptionally fine copy with minimal wear Woodcuts by Mary Azarian throughout. 310, [2] pp. 8vo
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Gardner, John. The Art of Living and Other Stories. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1981.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Stated first edition. Large 8vo cream decorated cloth stamped in gilt. Illustrated with full-page woodcuts by Mary Azarian. This copy INSCRIBED BY GARDNER on a front free endpaper. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
Seller: The Literary Lion,Ltd., Thousand Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st edition 1st printing - signed by Gardner on 1/2 title page - slight scruff to dust jacket (now in mylar cover) slight stain on page edge - otherwise cover and binding like new contents clean - an overall very nice collectible with a rare signature - enjoy
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$960.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. Signed boldly by the author directly to a second half-title page, following the title page. From the esteemed modern first collection of Joy Kritzer, the book is unread and is in absolutely fine condition. The extremely fragile paper dust jacket - which is now protected by a removable Brodart archival cover - is easily near fine+, with just the seemingly ubiquitous very light edgewear/light rubbing to the corners and spine ends. A beautiful collectible copy of one of the only signed copies available online, as Mr. Gardner perished in a tragic motorcycle accident shortly after publication. An incredibly scarce signed copy thus. Please be sure to check out the other signed John Gardner titles in my inventory. I ship all of my books bubble-wrapped in sturdy, very well-padded boxes, so they are guaranteed to arrive in the exact same condition as when they left. Please feel free to email with any questions/offers/trades and thank you for supporting small independent booksellers everywhere.
Seller: Dexter's Book Cellar, Stratford, CT, U.S.A.