The King's Indian
by John Gardner
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 9.5" by 6". None. A hardback copy of John Gardner's collection of short stories, 'The King's Indian'. Exploring the vehicular potential of literary form, the stories express complex emotions through artistic vision. With black and white illustrations throughout. In a cloth binding in original unclipped dustwrapper. Dustwrapper is smart with some browning to the inside of the spine. Mild edgewear and age toning. Externally, smart with coloured embossing to the spine and front board. Some spotting to the spine, edges and fore-edge. Internally, smart. Binding is starting between pages 82 and 87 where book has been over extended. Otherwise firm. Pages are bright and clean. Pages untrimmed. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- MOD12-A-21
- Title
- The King's Indian
- Author
- John Gardner
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- john gardner the king's indian the ravages of spring the king's indian
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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