Stoner
by Williams, John
John Williams (1922-1994) was born and raised in northeast Texas. Despite a talent for writing and acting, Williams flunked out of a local junior college after his first year. He reluctantly joined the war effort, enlisting in the Army Air Corps, and managing to write a draft of his first novel while there. Once home, Williams found a small publisher for the novel and enrolled at the University of Denver, where he was eventually to receive both his B.A. and M.A., and where he was to return as an instructor in 1954. Williams remained on the staff of the creative writing program at the University of Denver until his retirement in 1985. During these years, he was an active guest lecturer and writer, publishing two volumes of poetry and three novels, Butcher’s Crossing, Stoner, and the National Book Award–winning Augustus.John McGahern (1934-2006) was one of the most acclaimed Irish writers of his generation. His work, including six novels and four collections of short stories, often centered on the Irish predicament, both political and temperamental. Amongst Women, his best-known book, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and made into a popular miniseries. His last book, the memoir All Will Be Well, was published shortly before his death.
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New York: The Viking Press, 1965. First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Bob and Margaret, with much love- John Williams Christmas, 1970 Denver." The recipients were close friends of the author. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket with some toning… Read more about this item Item Price
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New York: Viking, 1965. First edition, first printing. Yellow cloth-backed boards. Top of spine gently pulled away from textblock, otherwise a fine copy in lightly rubbed and edgeworn, spine-sunned dust jacket with shallow chipping front corners and top of spine, and a small chip lower rear, in mylar cover.. Octavo. 278pp. A MOMENT OF BEING
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Mass Market Paperback. Publisher: Natur & Kultur Allmänlitteratur | Utg. 2015 | Mass Market Paperback | 293 p. | This book is brand new. | Original title: Stoner | Translator: Nielsen, Rose-Marie | Language: Svenska --- Information regarding the book: Det här är berättelsen om William Stoner, som föds i den amerikanska mellanvästern i slutet av 1800-talet. Hans… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Viking Press. Collectible - Very Good. Condition: Very Good; The Viking Press, 1965. First edition, first printing. Without jacket. Brown paper and yellow cloth, rubbed at edges and at corners. Spine dust-soiled and somewhat darkened. Previous owner's name on FFEP; also some pen and pencil markings. Text block sound and tight. Item Price
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New York: Viking Press, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Story of man who spends his life in teaching literature; his integrity, commitment to justice, and his own failings. Gold dust jacket has some rubbing, a few small scrapes, and is somewhat faded at spine. Original $4.95 price is on dust jacket flap.
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Stoner : A Novel
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New York: New York Review of Books, 2003. Reprint Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 278 pp.; minor wear, incl. some creasing to lower rear cover. [16]
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Stoner
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Stoner -- Rare First British Edition
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London: Allen Lane, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The exceedingly scarce first British edition of this famous novel. Near-fine with slight shelf wear and one page of text with corner crease, otherwise clean and unmarked. In a near-fine dust jacket with lower corner of front flap clipped but publisher's printed price of £2.95… Read more about this item Item Price
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Original Hardcover. Publisher: Random House UK | 2023 | Original Hardcover | 320 p. | This book is brand new. | Language: Engelska --- Information regarding the book: A beautiful hardback edition of the greatest rediscovered classic of recent years William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. A seminar on English literature… Read more about this item Item Price
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STONER
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