Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1978.
Price: US$4.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: E1 - DJ has light shelfwear. Soiled on front cover. Edges of flaps rubbed. Endpapers lightly tanned. Page edges foxed. Text is clean and bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Bookmarc's, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp : A Novel. Dutton/Plume, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1978.
Price: US$6.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York E.P. Dutton 1978. VG/NDJ BOMC edition. Binding is Yellow boards, with blue binding. Movie made of this book with Robin Williams. An assortment of people from schoolteachers and whores, wrestlers and radicals, editors and assassins, transsexuals and rapists, and husbands and wives.no ink marks, bookplates ISBN:0525237704
Seller: All About Authors, Englewood, CO, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1978.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Cover bumped and slighlty scuffed with rubbed edges. Pages are clean, text unmarked, binding tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Penguin Group, 1978. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Dust jacket has edge wear and rubbing. Blue boards, dustjacket not clipped
Seller: All About Authors, Englewood, CO, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp; A Novel. E. P. Dutton & Co, New York, 1978.
Price: US$12.50 + shipping
Description: pp. 437. Royal 8vo. Light general shelfwear, sunning to head and tail of spine, shaken spine, ink name dated 1980 to ffep; very good in very good, rubbed dustjacket showing slight chipping to head and tail of spine.
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1978.
Price: US$13.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 437 p.
Seller: J. Lawton, Booksellers, Readville, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$14.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (4th) Large, heavy book, dark blue cloth spine, dark yellow boards, bottom front tip bumped with creases, gilt and design very bright on spine, purple inside covers and adjacent end papers, 437 lightly browned heavy pages. DJ has price tag remnant at top front right, worn with some tiny tears at tips and edges. Near Good DJ/Near Very Good book.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According to Garp. NY: Dutton, 1978, NY, 1978.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: Very Good ++/Very Good ++. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). A VG++ full trade size HC,BCE,quarter bound mustard brds.,black cloth spine,gilt lettering.The binding is tight,as are the pastedowns,book and text are clean.437 pages.Very slight wear to corners.The DJ is also VG++,black with gilt lettering for title,red lettering for the author.Light chipping to the top and bottom of spine,light wear to corners.Otherwise,tight and bright,in new Brodart.
Seller: Deborah Fiegl, Bookseller, Perry, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (5th) Slightly smaller, thicker book, dark blue boards, tiny creases at top front tip, gilt and design very bright on spine, 437 lightly browned pages, tiny brown spotting to exterior page edges. DJ dark blue background, red and gold lettering, b/w photo of Irving on back. DJ has slight wear at top front tip, publisher's defect along front spine indentation--bubbled, very slight wear to spine top, micronick with very slight wear at spine bottom edge, very slight surface wear to back tips, small bubble near middle back spine indentation. Near Very Good DJ/Very Good book.
Seller: Callaghan Books South, New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.
IRVING, John. The World According to Garp. Henry Robbins / E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: A likely book club edition of John Irving's 1978 novel. The author's reputation was largely established with the publication of "The World According to Garp." This highly popular offbeat story was made into a movie starring Robin Williams in the title role. --- In blue paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Volume wrapped in simple navy dust jacket with Shyla Irving photographic portrait of the aurhor to back panel. --- A Good-only copy with tanned leaves and repaired split to binding at front of book. Interior is clean and unmarked. Unpriced dust jacket is in pretty good shape, though with creasing to extremities & wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; (6), 437 pages
Seller: Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA), Littleton, CO, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According to Garp. E P Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The spine strip has black cloth. The boards are dark yellow. The top and bottom edges of the spine strip are faded. Four letters and 1/3 of a row of decoration are dim on the spine strip. The paper is split over the bottom, front corners of the boards. The front endpaper has an owner's name and 1978. DJ: The top and bottom edges have four closed tears, up to 1 1/4 in., seven chips, up to 5/8 in. Crease lines are along half of the top edge. On the reverse side, a water stain is along half of the bottom edge. Scans e-mailed upon request.
Seller: Books from the Past, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Book in Near Fine Condition. Jacket in Fair Condition. Corners bumped. Light shelf wear on bottom edges. Toning to cloth at upper spine end. Jacket has chips and tears throughout.
Seller: Pickwick Bookshop, Nyack, NY, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1978.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Reprint
Seller: Encanto Books, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E. P. Dutton & Co, New York, 1978.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: pp. 437. 8vo. Quarterbound in navy blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Light edgewear. PRice clipped dustjacket lightly shelfworn with 1 short tear to edge; very good+ in very good dustjacket.
Seller: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$22.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Second printing. Decent book in a jacket showing some use, and two closed tears, one internally tape repired.
Seller: Craig Hokenson Bookseller, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
IRVING, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$26.25 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo, cloth backed boards. New York: Dutton, (1978). First Edition Fine copy without dust wrapper.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According To Garp. Dutton; Bookthrift, 1978.
Price: US$27.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards slightly bowed, betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Pages without any extraneous marks. New mylar added to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.4
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
Irving, John.. The World According to Garp. A Novel.. E.P. Dutton., New York., 1978.
Price: US$27.00 + shipping
Description: Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (price clipped) dust jacket (in mylar). 437 pps.
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Quite a nice third printing, price clipped jacket.
Seller: Craig Hokenson Bookseller, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Irving, John. World According to Garp. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: GOOD/POOR. Spine slightly cocked, lightly bumped at crown and heel, pulled at crown; page edges tanned, paperclip indentation at upper margins of two leaves. Jacket worn, heavily chipped and torn. 437 pp. A Henry Robbins Book. Size: 8vo
Seller: Maya Jones Books, Cerrillos, NM, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According to Garp. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: Reprint. Measuring approximately 8.5" x 5.75" with 437 numbered pages. This book is in very good plus condition. Minor bumping and sunning to both ends of spine. Minor sunning to top and bottom edges of front and rear boards. Minor bumping to bottom corners of boards. Minor staining to all edges of textblock. Dust jacket is in good condition. Moderate bumping and scuffing to entire spine. Moderate scuffing and creasing to all edges of jacket. Original 10.95 price on front flap. The novel is about the life of T.S. Garp. His mother, Jenny Fields, is a strong-willed nurse who wants a child but not a husband. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(N6-169).
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.
Irving, John. World According to Garp; A Novel. A Henry Robbins Book - E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 437 pp. Hardcover binding in unclipped dustwrapper, very good ondition. (101097).
Seller: Bauer Rare Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton Adult, 1978.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Very good paperback, light wear and creasing. Used book.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According To Garp: A Novel. E. P. Dutton & Company, Inc., New York, 1978.
Price: US$32.14 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Third impression hardback, 1978, with unclipped jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket rubbed and creased to edges with a couple of small nicks (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; slight toning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.
Seller: Hall of Books, Shropshire, United Kingdom
IRVING, John. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP. E. P. Dutton ( 1978 ), New York, 1978.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo, 437 pages, clothbacked yellow boards, bookplate, inked name on half-title page; unclipped dj has light shelfwear along the edges, and only a small "paper cut" midway up at the top flap fold. Irving's 4th novel, and the first to make people sit up and take notice. Made into a notable film starring a young Robin Williams.
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 437pp.; HB blue w/gilt; sun on spine; bookplate; lt.tan on clean,tight pgs.
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According to Garp. E. P. Dutton, 1978.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Good, hard cover book with torn dust jacket, name in ink on inside back cover page, 437 pages, 8vo.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp: A Novel. E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1978.
Price: US$49.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A square solid tight clean very carefully read copy. The text block is lightly tanned, has some light board edge wear mostly at the top and heel of the dark blue cloth spine. The 10.95 priced jacket has some light rubbing wear, light edge wear, again mostly at the top and heel of the spine, a short crimp and closed tear at the bottom edge of the rear panel. The correct first state jacket for your first edition if you need one. Basis for the movie. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. A fifth printing.
Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Assume first edition--no printing information given; no price on dust jacket. Gold and dark blue covers with gold printing; small white stain near spine on front cover; white stains on top edge; tiny bump on bottom back edge. Dark blue dust jacket with red and gold printing; edgewear; small tears on bottom of spine; top of spine has 3/4-inch tears and is creased. Burgundy endpapers; white splotches and previous owner's address label on front endpapers. 437 pp., untrimmed; two very small stains on bottom page edges.
Seller: Beautiful Tomes, Moscow, ID, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E P. Dutton, 1978.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES Humorous stories: VERY GOOD HARDCOVER INCREASED DUST JACKET, 3RD PRINTING, TIPS BUMPED, CLEAN PAGES, PROMPT SHIPPING WITH TRACKING.
Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Irving, John. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$56.25 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 437 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine dark blue with gilt and red lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Moderate shelf wear with light soiling, sunned spine and rubbing to the edges with few, very minor chips. Boards show slight sunning to the head/tail edges. Text block has mildly age toned. Deckled fore edge. A Henry Robbins book. First Edition, First Printing. 1372176. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1978.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Nice book, but unfortunate bookplate and additional inked owner info. to pastedown. Price clipped jacket has only a couple of tiny closed tears, a little laminate flaw commonly seen with this title, creased rear flap, crease along bottom edge of front panel.
Seller: Craig Hokenson Bookseller, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dutton/Plume, 1978, 1978.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dutton/Plume, 1978, first edition. Book is in good condition. Boards (tan boards, with dark blue cloth covered spine (slight fading at top), with silver lettering), spine, hinges and pages are secure and in good condition. No DJ.
Seller: Merchant Means, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According To Garp. Dutton, 1978.
Price: US$65.78 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According To Garp. Dutton; Bookthrift, 1978.
Price: US$67.17 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton Adult, 1978.
Price: US$67.62 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According To Garp. Dutton; Bookthrift, 1978.
Price: US$68.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According To Garp. Dutton; Bookthrift, 1978.
Price: US$69.44 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton/Plume, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1978.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Non-price clipped jacket is scuffed with light edgewear and a 1 inch closed tear of dj at bottom hinge. Very light fading to edges of spine cover. Pages are clean & free from markings. Binding is sound. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton Adult, 1978.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: New York: E. P. Dutton/Bookthrift, 1978. SIGNED. Book club edition with remainder mark on bottom of text block. Book has a tight spine and is in overall good condition with shelf-worn DJ (now protected by mylar). Inscribed with a nice sentiment on the half-title page. Former owner's name and date on FFEP.
Seller: White Square - Fine Books & Art, Easthampton, MA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Uncommon Advance Reading Copy bound in white cardboard covers with red lettering. Some staining to the covers, but tight and square. Overall, an attractive and solid copy.
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According To Garp: A Novel. E P Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition stated with complete number line. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 Book; binding tight with thin band of fading to spine ends, slight bumping and rubbing to bottom edges else boards straight and clean; mild soiling to top edge else text free of marks, appears unread. Dust jacket ($10.95) has mild bumping with moderate chipping to mostly spine and flap fold ends, four closed tears 1/4" and 1/2" to edges with 2" crease to bottom spine, lengthy crease to front flap with thin 2" crease to each corner, 1 3/4" crease to bottom corner rear flap. Color sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.
Seller: Twinwillow Books, Los Alamitos, CA, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According to Garp: a novel. Henry Robbins/E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (1978). 8vo. 1st edition. Slight toning and faint marking to edges of lightly toned textblock. Pencil markings to rear end paper near top forecorner. Minor bumping and wear to edges of gently rubbed boards with slight bumping to spine ends. Minor bumping and wear to edges of rubbed and faintly scratched dust jacket with two approx. 1in. creases near center of spine. VG/VG.
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
John Irving. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP : A Novel. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$79.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Edge wear. Creasing to front and rear panels. Previous owner ink to front endpaper. ; 8.30 X 6 X 1.40 inches; 437 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
John Irving. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$79.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. ; 8.4 X 5.7 X 1.6 inches; 437 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
John Irving. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$79.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Light stain on bottom text block edge. Laminate lifting on front gutter and bottom of front panel. 1 inch closed tear at top of front panel. ; 8.4 X 5.7 X 1.6 inches; 437 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
John Irving. WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP A Novel. E P Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$79.95 + shipping
Description: Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 8.4 X 5.7 X 1.6 inches; 437 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
IRVING, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton / A Henry Robbins Book, New York, 1978.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Printed wrappers. Covers faintly toned with a few small spots, spine slightly sunned, modest creases on the spine and rear wrap, about very good. Advance reading copy with publisher's letter on rear and errata slip laid in. Basis for the 1982 film starring Robin Williams.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
John Irving. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$84.95 + shipping
Description: Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E.P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1978.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1978 E.P. Dutton STATED FIRST EDITION ( with full # line) of Irving's breakthrough novel Made into the terrific 1982 film starring Robin Williams, Glenn Close & John Lithgow. This book is in VG /VG condition. The HB is clean and tight with the some paper darkening on the top page edges. There is an inscription on the ffep. The DJ price clipped with very minor wear along the edges, corners and spine ends. There is one small repaired slit on the front. **Brenbooks specializes in first edition books made into films.
Seller: Bren-Books, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (1978). 8vo. First edition. VG/VG.
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Irving, John. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP. E P. Dutton, 1978.
Price: US$95.11 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.65
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton Adult, 1978.
Price: US$95.77 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E P Dutton, 1978.
Price: US$95.78 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton Adult, 1978.
Price: US$96.63 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton Adult, 1978.
Price: US$97.36 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Buy for Great customer experience
Seller: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According To Garp (First Edition). E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York, 1978.
Price: US$99.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 437 Pp. Black Cloth Spine Stamped In Gilt, Ochre Boards. Stated First Edition. 9 1/2" Tall. Book Is Fine, Gilt On Spine Bright With Touches Of Rubbing To Bottom Of Edge And Slight (1 1/4") Corner Folding To Last 10 Pages At Upper Corner. No Names Or Other Marks In Book. Dust Jacket Priced $10.95, Clean With Just A Touch Of Wear To Parts Of Top And Bottom Edges Of Panels, Almost Entirely At Corners, Tiny Loss At Top Of Rear Spine Edge, Small Area Of Wrinkling Of Laminate For Up To 3" X 1/4" Along Center Of Foot Of Front Panel, Slight Wear/Nicks At A Few Points Along Edges, Gilt Lettering All Entirely Bright Without Chipping Or Dulling.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton, 1978.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Near fine. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Small tear to jacket. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 437 p., 21 cm. "Garp's world is an imagined one, but it lights up the real world for us, with all its terrors and delights, its times of rage and love, its alternation between comedy and tragedy." - E.P. Dutton
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Some spine wear, else a clean copy of the First Edition in a bright and attractive Near Fine jacket with minor wear, a crease to the spine panel.
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
John Irving. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP. E. P. Dutton and Co., New York, 1978.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 6 x 9 in. Black cloth and ochre paper boards. Stated first edition with 1 at end of number line. Condition is VERY GOOD+ ; covers very clean, a touch toned along top edges, minimal shelf wear. Binding tight, text unmarked. DJ is VERY GOOD+ ; not clipped ($10.95) very clean, a few chips to spine head. JL. Fic. RGR.
Seller: Andre Strong Bookseller, Blue Hill, ME, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton Adult, 1978.
Price: US$114.53 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Brand New!
Seller: Save With Sam, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
IRVING, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$115.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 437 pages.Hardcover. Publisher's original cloth over boards. Book Condition: Boards with modest shelf wear; text block has a slight lean; former owner's name in ink on the front free endpaper else fine. Dust Jacket Condition: price-clipped, moderate wear to the extremities. Strong shelf presence. Irving's break-out third novel.
Seller: DuBois Rare Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According to Garp. E. P. Dutton, 1978.
Price: US$119.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VERY GOOD condition DUST JACKET: Minor wear & tear to top and bottom edges of spine, panels, folds and flaps, primarily laminate face. BOARDS: Very minor soiling/scuffing front and back. BOOK: Pencil mark ghosts to FFEP. Lean to spine. Please inspect photos closely for condition details. ***************************************** Here on offer is a very nice copy of John Irving's award-winning book, "The World According to Garp", his fourth novel and a consistent bestseller for years. This is a true 1st American edition, 1st printing of the work published by E. P. Dutton in 1978. The original dust jacket is protected from further wear by a Brodart sleeve. ************************************************* " 'The World According to Garp' is a comic and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation. A worldwide bestseller since its publication in 1978, Irving's classic is filled with stories inside stories about the life and times of T. S. Garp, novelist and bastard son of Jenny Fields--a feminist leader ahead of her time. Beyond that, The World According to Garp virtually defies synopsis. ***** ----'Nothing in contemporary fiction matches it,' said critic Terrence Des Pres. 'Irving's blend of gravity and play is unique, audacious, almost blasphemous. . . . Friendship, marriage and family are his primary themes, but at that blundering level of life where mishap and folly--something close to joyful malice--perpetually intrude and disrupt, often fatally. Life, in Irving's fiction, is always under siege.' Time magazine commented: 'Irving's popularity is not hard to understand. His world is really the world according to nearly everyone'." //////////////////////////////////////////////////// "John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt Jr.; March 2, 1942) is an American-Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. ///// Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978. Many of Irving's novels, including The Hotel New Hampshire (1981), The Cider House Rules (1985), A Prayer for Owen Meany (1989), and A Widow for One Year (1998), have been bestsellers. He won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in the 72nd Academy Awards (1999) for his script of The Cider House Rules. ///// Five of his novels have been adapted into films (Garp, Hotel, Meany, Cider, Widow). Several of Irving's books (Garp, Meany, Widow) and short stories have been set in and around Phillips Exeter Academy in the town of Exeter, New Hampshire. . . . ///// Since the publication of Garp made him independently wealthy, Irving has sporadically accepted short-term teaching positions (including one at his alma mater, the Iowa Writers' Workshop) and served as an assistant coach on his sons' high school wrestling teams. (Irving was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as an "Outstanding American" in 1992.) In addition to his novels, he has also published Trying to Save Piggy Sneed (1996), a collection of his writings including a brief memoir and unpublished short fiction. . . . ///// In July 2018, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize announced Irving would be the recipient of the 2018 Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award at its annual gala October 28, 2018, in Dayton, Ohio. . . . " ********** The above text was taken from, respectively, Modern Library publishers (via Google Books) and Wikipedia.
Seller: Second-handsome Books, College Station, TX, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton, 1978.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Dutton: New York, 1978. First printing with the full number line and the "First Edition" statement on the copyright page. Book is near fine with a little bit of discoloration to the edges; light rubbing to silver titles. Jacket is near fine with a short, closed tear to the top of the rear panel and a light scratch to the front panel. Not price-clipped.
Seller: Paul Johnson Fine Books, IOBA, Temecula, CA, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According To Garp: A Novel. E P Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition stated with complete number line. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 Book; binding tight, front board has mild bump to fore edge and moderate bumping and 1/4" toning to top edge with mild bump to bottom edges else boards straight and clean; text free of marks, appears unread. Dust jacket ($10.95) has mild bumping and chipping to top rear cover and top front flap with fading to red titles to spine. Color sharp to covers. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.
Seller: Twinwillow Books, Los Alamitos, CA, U.S.A.
IRVING, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 437 pages. Irving's classic fourth book, a novel that finally garnered him the audience he deserved. Adapted into a terrific movie with Robin Williams and Glenn Close. A close to near fine copy paper covered boards with cloth spine with some light bumping to the spine ends in a close to near fine dust jacket with some minor wear and a faint small stain to the bottom of the spine that is only visible from the verso.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$144.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Bound in publisher's original quarter black cloth with tan paper boards and spine stamped in gilt. Quarter-inch closed tear to bottom of dust jacket cover at spine. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches. 437 pages.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1978, New York, 1978.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Bookplate on front free endpaper, corners very mildly bumped, else fine, tight, clean in a vg+ dj with three closed tears along top edge, all less than 3/4" and some handling bends. Not price-clipped. No chips.
Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$157.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Quarter bound in navy blue cloth with yellow beige paper boards. Light dusting to top page edges, else fine. Jacket has light edgewear with two small chips. Two creases, but color of lettering still bright as is navy blue background on jacket. Long crease on front flap. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According to Garp. E.P.Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$163.20 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: not price clipped; pp. 437
Seller: Booksdoc, Russell, ON, Canada
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton / Henry Robbins, New York, 1978.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo., 437pp, Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Top edge has perhaps a touch of toning but barely. Sharp unclipped dust-jacket, ($10.95), has no wear but it appears to have been neatly trimmed for reasons unknown. Still quite fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A very pretty collectable copy of this winner of the National Book Award and basis for the film Glenn Close and Robin Williams. Offered at a great price.
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A sharp copy of the First Edition in a bright and attractive jacket. The full number line is present on the copyright page.
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
IRVING, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Advance Reading Copy. Printed wrappers. Spine lettering sunned, small crease at bottom of front wrap, else near fine.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: E. P. Dutton, A Henry Robbins Book, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1978. First (1st) Printing (full number line to "1") of the "First Edition" (stated). Appears Unread. Fine- in a fine Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, white, tight and straight, with a very slight cant, deckled fore-edges, and no markings of any kind. The Binding is navy quarter cloth to yellowish boards, with bright gilt title, etc., to spine, slight fading to spine, mauve endpapers unmarked except for prior owner's name on the front free endpaper, and all corners square and sharp. The Dust Jacket is fully intact, including the original price ($10.95) on the front flap, bright with bright gilt to both front cover and spine, and flawless but for slight fading to the red of the author's name on the spine. See photos. 437 pages. 6 3/8" x 8 1/2". A finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction in 1979 and winner of the1980 National Book Award for Paperback General Fiction (an award only given from 1980 to 1983), the novel was a best seller for several years. The book is a semi-autobiographical novel. NOTE: The book weighs 825 grams / 1 lb., 13 oz., and may, when packaged, require extra postage for international shipment or expedited delivery. ISBN 10: 0525237704 / ISBN 13: 9780525237709
Seller: Mattabesset Books, Kensington, CT, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton & Co., 1978.
Price: US$212.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: Dutton & Co., 1978. First Edition. 437 pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: NEAR FINE. Book is square, with tight binding, has a pencil mark on the title page. Wrapper has some modest wear. Author's fourth novel and celebrated breakthrough book; a critical and commercial success, and winner of the National Book Award. Basis for the successful 1982 film starring Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt and Glenn Close.
Seller: Bynx, LLC, Orlando, FL, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp Irving, John. Dutton Adult, 1978.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1978 Dutton ARC - minor staining to cover and page edge - otherwise a clean like new collectible - enjoy
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp: A Novel. E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1978.
Price: US$249.50 + shipping
Description: A square solid tight clean very carefully read copy. The text block is lightly tanned, has some light board edge wear mostly at the top and heel of the dark blue cloth spine. The 10.95 priced jacket has some light rubbing wear, light edge wear, again mostly at the top and heel of the spine. Stated first edition, the correct book in the correct jacket. Basis for the movie. Blue cloth binding and gold lettering on spine. Not perfect as noted above but still a very nice copy of the first edition that had a unusual short printing run, rumored to be in the 35000 range, and is virtually impossible to find in this condition out here in the real world. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY.
Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp (Signed). EP Dutton, New York, NY, 1978.
Price: US$268.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This copy is in beautiful condition, fine/fine. Bookclub edition - The dust jacket does not have the price and there is no ISBN or number line on the copyright page. Signed by John Irving on the title page. Signing event provenance is laid in.
Seller: West End Editions, Burlington, ON, Canada
Irving, John. The World According to Garp (Signed). EP Dutton, New York, NY, 1978.
Price: US$268.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This is the reprint edition distributed by Bookthrift; signed by John Irving on the title page. Signing event provenance is laid in.
Seller: West End Editions, Burlington, ON, Canada
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton Adult, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1978.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: This hardcover book is square and tight. The boards, spine and endpages are As New. The gilt/lettering is pristine. No Remainder mark. Not Ex-Lib. The dustjacket is bright, with minor wear and tears to the edges and extremities. Brodart protected (minimizing wear). Original price intact. This is the blockbuster novel later made in to the movie.
Seller: Next Chapter Books SC, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton [1978], New York, 1978.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. [12], 3-437 pp. Quarter navy cloth over gold paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Maroon endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $10.95 on front flap of dust jacket. Ahearn APG 004d. A rollicking and eccentric novel centered on T. S. Garp, a writer with an unconventional upbringing who bears some resemblance to the author himself. Winner of the National Book Award and adapted into the 1982 film starring Robin Williams. The book and jacket are Near Fine with a few hints of wear to their extremities.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Irving, John.. The World According to Garp.. Dutton., New York, 1978.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (1/2"-inch closed tear at base of rear panel of dust jacket. A few short edge nicks & traces of light shelf wear to dust jacket. ) Author's THIRD book and basis for the film adaptation. (GC); 8vo 6 1/2" - 9 1/2" tall; 437 pages 0-525-23770--4
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$365.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: 437 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by Leo Manso. His third book and finalist for the 1979 National Book Award. Later made into the 1982 George Roy Hill film starring Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close & John Lithgow. As new book in an as new dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
IRVING, John. The World According to Garp. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1978.
Price: US$418.69 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Octavo, pp 437. Blue cloth covered spine over yellow paper covered boards. In the original dust jacket, unclipped ($10.95). Irving's fourth and best known book, which was adapted for the big screen in 1982 with Robin Williams in the lead role. Fine condition book in almost Fine jacket which has a little rubbing along the bottom edge.
Seller: Picture This (ABA, ILAB, IVPDA), Sunningdale, United Kingdom
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. A Henry Robbins Book. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. 437, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First edition of the author's most famous book. Yellow boards, black cloth spine. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some wear at extremities
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
IRVING, JOHN. The World According to Garp. E. P Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$490.14 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. Gilt lettered quarter blue cloth over beige paper boards. Wrapped in decorative dust jacket. Irving's breakout book that made him a literary star. Made into a successful movie. This is a very sharp copy with some edgewear and a slight fade to the spine o/w near fine.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED. 437pp. Octavo. 1/4 navy cloth over mustard yellow boards. Title stamped in gilt on spine. Foot of boards very lightly bumped. Dust jacket is mildly rubbed, but quite vibrant. Signed by the author in black ink on the half-title. Winner of the National Book Award--and basis for a critically acclaimed 1982 film adaptation--Irving's quirky novel is considered a modern (and postmodern) classic.
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E P Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1978.
Price: US$578.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A handsome First Edition [so stated], First Printing of John Irving's fourth and most popular book. In gold and navy cloth & boards with natural toning and roughness to the page edges as is typical of this edition. Slight touches of wear to the spine ends, otherwise fine. With number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. 437 pp. The navy blue dustjacket is complete with the original price ($10.95) and "0478" on the back panel. In fine condition but missing a chip on the upper edge with other touches of wear and tears at the edge creases. In protective archival plastic cover. John Irving is one of America's best known authors whose other works include " The 158-pound Marriage," "Setting Free the Bears," "A Prayer for Owen Meany," "The Cider House Rules," and "A Widow for One Year." This book won the 1980 National Book Award and was the basis for the 2001 film stariring Robin Williams and John Litgow.
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$595.00 + shipping
Description: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a special, decorative bookplate. STATED FIRST EDITION - FIRST PRINTING. Contains full number line 10-1. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1ST PRINTING. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. BEAUTIFUL, COLLECTIBLE COPY. No previous owner markings to the book.
Seller: Books Plus, LLC, Lexington, SC, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine first edition (stated) of this best seller by John Irving. Book is clean bearing no internal marks or writing. Jacket is protected in a Brodart cover and is in fine condition. Jacket has a small 1/4 inch tear to the top of the front panel and a 1 inch tear to the back panel. Colors are bright and gilding is intact and fresh. There is a small fold evident on the inside front flap and the jacket is not price clipped. No remainder mark. This is a true first edition as stated on the publication page and it bears the full 1-10 number line. A rare find in such nice condition bearing only the small faults as noted. One of 35000 copies printed of the first edition. Pictures are available on request. A great addition to any library or Irving collection.
Seller: BDC Books, Stratford, ON, Canada
Irving, John. The world according to Garp. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$625.00 + shipping
Description: Advance reading copy, 8vo, pp. [10], 437, [1]; original wrappers printed in red, spine a bit sunned. Laid in is a letter from Henry Robbins, editor-in-chief at Dutton, addressed to Harry T. Moore in Carterville, IL. "My enthusiasm for John Irving's The World According to Garp is boundless, and I hope you will accept the invitation extended on the back of this advanced copy."
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 8vo., 437pp, Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($10.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Signed by the author on the title page at a signing event at Barnes & Noble at Union Square in NYC, with a flyer for the event laid in. A gorgeous collectable copy of this winner of the National Book Award and basis for the film Glenn Close and Robin Williams.
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Irving, John. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP (signed 1st). Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$695.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: EP Dutton, 1978. 437 pages. 8vo. NY. VG-/VG Signed 1st edition, first printing as stated on copyright page with numberline beginning with 1. Signed without inscription directly to the title page by John Irving. DJ is wrapped in an acid free protector. Photo of John Irving on rear. DJ shows minor wear and minor rub around edges. Minor faint snowflaking to DJ front right edge. this is a large book. 9.5 inches tall. Front panel has scuffs and soiling. Tight and clean otherwise. Corners lack sharpness. $10.95 price is not intact on flap as it has been clipped. Basically, a nice tight SIGNED 1st printing with a dirty front panel.
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
John Irving. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$699.95 + shipping
Description: Hard cover with dj. 8vo. 437pp. First Edition - Stated. Clean unmarked text. Fine boards and binding. Light shelf wear on dj. Nice addition to any collection. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Seller: History Bound LLC, Mendota, MN, U.S.A.
IRVING, John. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP. New York: Dutton, (1978), 1978.
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Beautiful Fine First Edition in equally Fine original dust jacket of the author's breakthrough book, his fourth novel, a blockbuster critical and commercial success and winner of the National Book Award. Basis, of course, for the enormously successful 1982 George Roy Hill-directed screen adaptation starring Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt and, in her feature debut, Glenn Close. A lovely copy of an extremely collectible title.
Seller: Mystery Pier Books, Inc.,ABAA, ILAB, ABA, West Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
John Irving. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$745.00 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. 1 inch open tear at bottom of front panel. Rubbing along panel edges and spine crown/heel. ; 8.4 X 5.7 X 1.6 inches; 437 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the words "FIRST EDITION" printed on the copyright page with the number line beginning with 1. This original dustjacket has the publisher's $10.95 printed price present on the front flap with minor wear to the spine. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth spine with paper boards and is in great shape. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy in collector's condition.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. A Henry Robbins Book. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Made into a movie in 1982. Yellow boards, black cloth spine. Very fine copy in fine dust jacket. Beautiful copy of the author's most famous book
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
John Irving. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$775.00 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner name on FEP. ; 8.4 X 5.7 X 1.6 inches; 437 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
John Irving. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$795.00 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Light rubbing along panel edges. 1/4 inch open tear at bottom of front gutter. Ill fitting jacket. ; 8.4 X 5.7 X 1.6 inches; 437 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. E.P. Dutton & Company, New York, 1978.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: Advance Reading Copy. Signed by John Irving on title page. x, 437 pp. with erratum slip laid in at p. 392. Very Good, sunned and slightly creased spine, light toning, back wrap a little stained. An uncommon review copy, preceding the first edition, of one Irving's earlier works and the one that catapulted him into prominence. The novel was well-received by critics and a finalist for the National Book Award.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
IRVING, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton, NY, 1978.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The advance reading copy of his fourth novel and breakthrough book, which went into numerous printings, became a multi-million copy bestseller and a National Book Award winner in its paperback release. The first printing of Garp was reported at 35,000 copies; none of Irving's previous books had sold even 5,000 copies, with one of them having had sales under 2000. Irving switched publishers for this book, and his new publisher decided to promote the novel heavily. After issuing two sets of proofs in small numbers for early readers and reviewers, Dutton printed this advance reading copy for wide distribution to the book trade. It worked in bringing attention to Irving's novel, which became a bestseller; since then, Irving's books have had six-figure first printings and his reputation as a major American novelist is secure. The publisher's risk, in producing such a large first printing, and their marketing efforts -- including creating this advance copy -- played no small part in this transformation. This copy is signed by the author. Spine cocked and creased, with staining to covers; about very good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.
Seller: Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA (Lopezbooks), Hadley, MA, U.S.A.
John Irving. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$874.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
IRVING, JOHN. The World According to Garp. E. P Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$942.58 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo. Gilt lettered quarter blue cloth over mustard paper boards. wrapped in decorative dust jacket. This copy signed by irving on the title page. Irving's breakthrough book was made into a successful Movie starring Robin Williams. Very sharp copy.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Irving, John. The World According to Garp.. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Irving's fourth and breakthrough novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John Irving in a contemporary hand on the half-title page, Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, small name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Leo Manso. An exceptional example. The World According To Garp is a comic and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation. A worldwide bestseller since its publication in 1978, Irving's classic is filled with stories inside stories about the life of T.S. Garp, novelist and son of Jenny Fields. "There is something of Byron about John Irving. Not only is it that he woke after the publication of The World According To Garp to find himself famous, but the extremity of his opinions and the nervous violence of his language recall that intemperate noleman, and like Byron, he would certainly say that love is no sinecure" (Robertson Davies). It was made into the 1982 film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Robin Williams in the title role. For their roles, John Lithgow and Glenn Close were respectively nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 55th Academy Awards.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton Adult, New York, New York, 1978.
Price: US$1416.80 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Book & Jacket, First Edition First Print, Signed, in a protective cover
Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
IRVING, John. The World According to Garp. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Dutton, (1978). First Edition Presentation copy to theater critic Howard Kissel. "For Howard whose fondness for this book- and understanding thereof - naturally warms my heart". His breakthrough book, with a lovely inscription. Near fine, with some light spotting on top edge.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Irving, John. THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP. E. P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Description: Inscribed first edition of this epic and intimate, humorous and tragic story of writer T. S. Garp's life - adapted into a 1984 Oscar-nominated film starring Robin Williams and Glenn Close. The National Book Award-winning THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP established John Irving's writing career. Though the concept of the story sounds relatively straightforward - the life of a writer - THE LOS ANGELES TIMES notes the book "should not, indeed cannot, be summarized. it is a book of incredible energy, a rollercoaster ride that leaves one breathless, exhausted, elated and tearful" (16). A wonderful copy with warm inscription. 9.5'' x 6.25''. Original blue cloth-backed yellow boards with gilt spine lettering. Original unclipped ($10.95) color and gilt dust jacket designed by Leo Manso. Fore-edge machine deckle, red endpapers. 438 pages. Inscribed by Irving to half-title page "For___ / ___, whose / kind appreciation / of [THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP] is / very gratifying / to me. Thank / you!" Jacket with only mild edgewear, a couple tiny scuff spots. Bright.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Irving, John. The World According to Garp.. E.P. Dutton, New York, 1978.
Price: US$2200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of Irving's fourth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. InscribedÂby the author on the half-title page in a contemporary hand, "For John another world according to a water-method man, John Irving." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo Manso. A warm inscription linking Irving's second and fourth novel, theÂlatter proving to be hisÂbreakthrough work. The World According To Garp is a comic and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation. A worldwide bestseller since its publication in 1978, Irving's classic is filled with stories inside stories about the life of T.S. Garp, novelist and son of Jenny Fields. "There is something of Byron about John Irving. Not only is it that he woke after the publication of The World According To Garp to find himself famous, but the extremity of his opinions and the nervous violence of his language recall that intemperate noleman, and like Byron, he would certainly say that love is no sinecure" (Robertson Davies).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.