The World Within the Word

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. First edition / First printing. Brown cloth. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Previous owner name on front-free end-paper. Owner was a Professor in the University of Washington English Department for over 50 years.

New York : knopf, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Inscribed and signed twice by Gass to the same person ["Mel"] at different years, once on the front endpaper and again on the title page. Near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket in a mylar protector.

New York: Knopf, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/near fine. 8vo. Brown cloth. Green stained top edge. 338 pp. Minor edge wear and scuffing to jacket. Signed by author on title page. This is a signed first printing of Gass' landmark essay collection. One of the great books of literary criticism of the 20th century.… Read more about this item

Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. Hard cover. Good/Very good. Signed first edition in dust jacket. Jacket in excellent condition. Some minor cosmetic separation of front board from spine; binding not affected. Moderate foxing on edges of text block, not visible inside.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in very good dustwrapper with short tears on edges. Signed by the author on the title page.

Dalkey Archive. Used - Like New. 2014. Reprint. Paperback. Fine.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First edition. Hardcover, octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt spine and cover titles, publisher's green top stain, pictorial dust jacket, 341 pp. Near fine book; very good price-clipped dust jacket, spine ends lightly chipped, cover corners and edges lightly worn. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser.

Knopf, 1978-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 1st edition 1st printing - minor wear to dust jacket (now in mylar cover) minor staining to cover and page edge - owner's name inside cover - otherwise binding strong contents clean - enjoy

Knopf, 1978-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st edition 1st printing - minor wear to dust jacket - minor staining to closed page edge - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy

Knopf, January 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash/Very Good. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. DJ is in a mylar. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Knopf, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed By Author on title page. Fine condition in Fine dust jacket with mylar cover. Clean interior. 341 pp. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in.

Knopf, 1978. Hardcover. Good.

Knopf, 1978. Book. Hardcover. FIRST. A FINE FIRST IN DJ..

Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394408098 . Deckle Edge; edges of DJ are slightly age-toned; 341 pages .

Basic Books, 2000. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket… Read more about this item

Knopf, 1979. From the library of the poet William Matthews. A gift to Matthews with with a long inscription on the opening flyleaf signed but not a last name, unidentified. Near fine brown boards in very good dust jacket.

Basic Books, 2000. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

NY: Lmp[f, 1978. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 338. Notes. A VG tight copy in soiled and chipped dj. Originally published in the New York Review of Books, and the NYT Book Review, essays on writers and writing.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1979. Second Printing. Cloth. 0394408098 . A Second Printing in Fine condition housed in a barely scuffed alike dust-jacket ; William H. Gass' The World Within the Word is a linguistic exploration of the way words shape and create our reality. Gass shows how language allows us… Read more about this item

Boston: Nonpareil Books (David R. Godine), 1979. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First published in 1978, and then as a trade paperback in 1979. This copy is a 1989 second printing. Near Fine. Small bump to lower free corner. Otherwise unmarked and apparently unread.