Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
The Life and Times of Chaucer
by Gardner, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394493176
- ISBN 13
- 9780394493176
- Seller
-
Evanston, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred a Knopf, 1977. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾"- 9¾" tall. J. Wolf. A biography of Chaucer from the noted novelist and medievalist John Gardner. First edition stated. NF in Good + jacket, with several small tears, a faint green ink mark, and a tiny chip to head of spine. Not price clipped. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. B&W text ornaments similar to those in illustrated manuscripts begin chapters.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003508
- Title
- The Life and Times of Chaucer
- Author
- Gardner, John
- Illustrator
- J. Wolf
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394493176
- ISBN 13
- 9780394493176
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾"- 9&fr
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books About Books and Authors;
- X weight
- 0 lbs
Terms of Sale
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or is damaged in transit.
About the Seller
Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
Biblio member since 2019
Evanston, Illinois
About Books, Interesting and Odd & Sleepyside Books
Sleepyside Books specializes in Modern First Editions, Rare Children's titles and Juvenile Series. It is run by two long-time collectors who place great importance on quality, value and condition. We have much inventory that has not yet been cataloged (especially the juvenile series books) so please call or email if you're looking for something special!
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...