On Moral Fiction

New York: Basic Books, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Criticism with both eyes open, fearless, illuminating, proving that the concern of the critic is with art, that true art is moral and not trivial, that it and the discussion of it can give pleasure, of a sort that lasts… Read more about this item

New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1978. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. John gardner's On Moral Fiction is criticism with both eyes open, fearless, illumination, proving that the concern of the critic is with art, that true art is moral and not trivial, that it and the discussion of it can… Read more about this item

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. AS NEW. Literary Criticism.

New York: Basic Books, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. An important collection of essays from the author of "Grendel" and "The Sunlight Dialogues." A tight close to near fine copy with a small former owner signature to the front free endpaper in a near fine dust jacket.

New York: Basic Books, 1978. First Edition & First Printing . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Basic Books, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 214 pp., red cloth with black spine imprinting. Fine book in fine, unclipped jacket. Gardner's then-controversial chastisement of writers and other artists, who, he felt,… Read more about this item

New York: Basic Books, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. 214pp. A bit of faint foxing on flyleaves and topedge, light spotting on boards, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a bit of rubbing, and a tiny tear at the foot of the spine. The author's extremely controversial foray into moral and literary criticism.… Read more about this item

New York: Basic Books, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Advance Review Copy with author photo laid in. The author's extremely controversial foray into moral and literary criticism.

New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1978. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); red cloth, titled in black on spine; dustjacket; [viii],214,[2]pp. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced $8.95), with some trivial wear, and two faint bands of offsetting from an old-style jacket protector on verso. A series… Read more about this item

Basic Books. 1st. 1978. good. Hardcover. ISBN:0465052258 214 pages including index; prev. owner's bookplate on front endpage; prev. owner's bookplate on front endpage; small brown stain on top corner of text block .

U.S.A.: Basic Books, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Review copy of the first printing. Slip laid in. Fine in fine jacket.

New York: Basic Books, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in near fine dustwrapper that's a bit rubbed. The author's extremely controversial foray into moral and literary criticism.

New York: Basic Books, Inc, 1978. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/Very Good dust jacket. Second Printing of John Gardner's On Moral Fiction. Signed with a personal inscription by the author to Victorian scholar, Bland Crowder and his wife, with the recipients bookplate and his scattered annotations. Foxing to the edges of the textblock. Red cloth. Very… Read more about this item

Basic Books, 1977. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good condition. Former library book, jacket missing; spine tight, pages clean

New York: Basic Books, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Second printing. Tiny bump to one corner, else fine in near fine dustwrapper with very minor fading on the spine and a small crease on the front flap. Signed and warmly Inscribed by Gardner to Nicholas Delbanco: "To Nick - with love and thanks - among other things, for conversations… Read more about this item

Basic Books, 1978-04-08. Hardcover. Good.

Basic Books, 1978. HARDCOVER. Dust jacket, now in a clear plastic archival cover, is edge worn with a couple half-inch tears and a sunned spine. Price clipped from the inside flap. Text is unmarked. Strong binding. NOT ex-library.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, 1978. First U.S. Edition 2nd Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 214pp w endnotes and index. Red cloth w black lettering to spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Titled red DJ is clean and… Read more about this item

New York: Basic Books, Inc, 1978-04-08. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8x5x1. Basic Books, Inc., 1978; 1st printing with full number line (1st edition); red cloth boards, black titling on spine; 214pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; boards very lightly sunned at top edge, else very good; text also very good. Unclipped dust jacket… Read more about this item

Basic Books, 1979. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Basic Books. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1978. Hardcover. 0465052258 .