Stoner

New York: Viking (1965). First edition, 1st printing. 8vo. 278 pp. Original quarter marigold cloth over chocolate paper-covered boards, stamped in brown, in original unclipped ($4.95) dust-jacket. Toning to spine which is very commonly found. Some edge wear throughout - more so at spine ends. A few closed tears with tape repairs to verso - particular to front panel top and bottom. Some light gray and chipping to corners. Some ink transfer to front flap. Now protected in archival mylar. Book is tight and square. Light handling wear present. Toning to page edges with light to mild foxing. A nice copy of a scarce literary classic.

Dust Jacket: Good

Hardcover: Very Good

“Stoner is a 1965 novel by the American writer John Williams. It was reissued in 1972 by Pocket Books, in 2003 by Vintage and in 2006 by New York Review Books Classics with an introduction by John McGahern. Despite receiving little attention upon its publication in 1965, Stoner has seen a sudden surge of popularity and critical praise since its republication in the 2000s, championed by authors such as Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan, Bret Easton Ellis and John McGahern. In 2013 it was named Waterstones Book of the Year and The New Yorker called it "the greatest American novel you've never heard of."