New York: Knopf, 1981. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. The sixth and last of Gardner's short story collections, issued in the year before his death in a motorcycle accident. There are ten stories of a wide and varied nature, some of queens and kings and princesses in faraway magical lands; one of Welsh immigrants in upstate New York in the 1930s; another of a world-famous orchestra conductor who learns about life and death from a teenaged girl on a flight from Los Angeles to Chicago; also a story of a stubborn old woman whose unquenchable desire for revenge leads her to risk her own life in the attempt. Boards are lightly damp-stained along the edges and on spine; remainder mark on bottom edge of the text, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square. The heavy paper dustjacket and text are illustrated by Mary Azarian. The dj shows only a touch of edgewear, no tears, no creasing or chipping, not price-clipped. Makes a good reading/study copy, or placeholder.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 005021
Title: THE ART OF LIVING AND OTHER STORIES
Author: Gardner, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Printing, First Edition Thus.
ISBN 10: 0394516745
ISBN 13: 9780394516745
Publisher: Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1981
Keywords: SHORT STORIES, FIRST EDITION, LITERATURE, FICTION,
Bookseller catalogs: Short Stories; Fine Literature; Fantasy;

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