Chimera
by Barth, John
John Simmons Barth (born May 27, 1930) is an American novelist and short-story writer. His novel, Chimera, was the recipient of the National Book Award in 1973. The novel is a fabulous post-modern retelling of three famous myths. The first, the Dunyazadiad is a retelling of the story of Scheherazade, the famed storyteller of the One Thousand and One Nights. The second novella entitled Perseid, follows the forty-year old Greek hero Perseus in his struggle to obtain immortality. The third and final novella, Bellerophoniad, chronicles the story of Bellerophon, another ancient Greek hero. These stories are told with an interesting and varying perspective, examining the myths’ relationships and how they conform to reality.
Reviews
Review this book!
Available Copies
Chimera
by Barth John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1973
- Binding
- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Vars, Ontario, CAN
- Item Price
-
$6.58
Show Details
Description:
Fawcett Crest. Very Good. 1973. Paperback. Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition, tightly bound and unmarked with age tanning to the pages and cover scuffing and edgewear. "In Chimera, John Barth injects his signature wit into the tales of Scheherezade of the Thousand and One Nights, Perseus, the slayer of Medusa, and Bellerophon, who tamed… Read more about this item Item Price
$6.58
CHIMERA
by BARTH, John
- Condition
- Used - Fine in acetate dustwrapper and slipcase, as issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- (1972)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
- Item Price
-
$156.30
Show Details
Description:
New York: Random House, (1972). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in acetate dustwrapper and slipcase, as issued. Copy #244 of 300 numbered and SIGNED copies of this winner of the National Book Award. Walter Shirley's copy with his bookplate tipped to a front blank.
Item Price
$156.30
Chimera.
by BARTH, John
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- Published
- 1972.
- Binding
- Gold cloth.
- ISBN
- 9780394481395
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Edmonds, Washington, USA
- Item Price
-
$60.00
Show Details
Description:
New York: Random House, 1972. First edition / First printing. This book has incorrect ISBN on the CIP page: 0394491399, but has SBN (9 characters instead of 10) with the correct sequence (lacking the initial 0): 394481399, on the back panel of the dust jacket. Gold cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with a smal corner crease… Read more about this item Item Price
$60.00
Chimera
by BARTH, John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394481395
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
- Item Price
-
$20.00
Show Details
Description:
New York: Random House, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Small bump to the top of the spine, very good or better in very good dustwrapper with dampstains along the edges. Item Price
$20.00
More Photos
Chimera
by Barth, John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394481395
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Las Vegas , Nevada, USA
- Item Price
-
$70.00
Show Details
Description:
New York: Random House, 1972 Stated First Edition. Signed by John Barth on cut paper laid-in to the title page. Endpapers over bound, moderate shelf wear, else book and dust jacket in fine condition. Item Price
$70.00
Chimera
by Barth, John
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1972
- ISBN
- 9780449237977
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Maplewood, Missouri, USA
- Item Price
-
$5.00
Show Details
Description:
Fawcett Crest, 1972. Good mass market paperback, some wear and underlining.. Mass Market Paper Back. Good. Item Price
$5.00
Chimera
by Barth, John
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Item Price
-
$55.00
Show Details
Description:
New York: Random House [1972], 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good+. 8vo. [10], 4-308, [6] pp. Dark yellow cloth with silver lettering on the spine. Red endpapers and pastedown. Price of $6.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Winner of the National Book Award in 1973. A touch of wrinkling and very minor edge wear… Read more about this item Item Price
$55.00
Chimera
by Barth, John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780233965512
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Te Awamutu, Waikato, NZL
- Item Price
-
$12.00
Show Details
Description:
London: Andre Deutsch, 1974. Red cloth, gilt lettering on spine. 308pp. Faint foxing to text block edges. Gift inscription on front pastedown. Ffep has gift inscription plus a list of signatures. Binding is tight, pages clean. . First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
$12.00
Chimera
by BARTH, John
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394481395
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
- Item Price
-
$125.00
Show Details
Description:
New York: Random House, 1972. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in very near fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by Barth to a noted American poet. Item Price
$125.00
CHIMERA
by Barth, John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394481395
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Modesto, California, USA
- Item Price
-
$30.00
Show Details
Description:
New York, NY: Random House, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1972. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0394481399 . Cover Art; First Trade Edition. First Edition stated on copyright page. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition.… Read more about this item Item Price
$30.00
Chimera.
by BARTH, John.
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, numbered & signed issue.
- Published
- (1972).
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Berkeley, California, USA
- Item Price
-
$125.00
Show Details
Description:
NY: Random House, (1972).. First edition, numbered & signed issue.. 308 pp. Fine in full decorated cloth and unprinted clear acetate dust jacket, also fine but for two corner creases to the front flap. Very near fine publisher’s slipcase, with corresponding copy number inked to base of spine. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Barth. Co-winner of the… Read more about this item Item Price
$125.00
Chimera - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Barth, John
- Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394481395
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Summerville, South Carolina, USA
- Item Price
-
$90.00
Show Details
Description:
New York: Random House. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394481399 . First edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Very Good+ dust-jacket with limited rubbing and creasing. A handsome copy; "Like the Chimera of myth, which had a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail, they are all… Read more about this item Item Price
$90.00
Chimera
by Barth, John
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very near Fine
- Edition
- First edition
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Item Price
-
$110.00
Show Details
Description:
New York: Random House [1972], 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very near Fine. 8vo. [10], 4-308, [6] pp. Dark yellow cloth with silver lettering on the spine. Price of $6.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Winner of the National Book Award in 1973. Inscribed by the author on the title page. A Near Fine book… Read more about this item Item Price
$110.00
More Photos
Chimera
by Barth, John
- Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1972
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Palm Springs, California, USA
- Item Price
-
$140.00
Show Details
Description:
First edition. Octavo. Original red cloth, stamped in gilt and silver. Acetate jacket. Very good. 308 pages. Publisher's gray board slipcase. No other signatures or bookplates.
Number 188 of 300 numbered copies, signed by Barth on limitation page. Item Price
$140.00
CHIMERA
by John Barth
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Pomona, New York, USA
- Item Price
-
$69.95
Show Details
Description:
New York: Random House. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. First Edition stated. Pocket residue on front end page. Toning to pages. Foxing to page edges. Scuffing and toning to panels. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
$69.95
Chimera
by John Barth
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 8/12/1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780394481395
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
San Jose, California, USA
- Item Price
-
$45.00
Show Details
Description:
Random House, 8/12/1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Signed. SIGNED, without inscription, by John Barth on the title page.The volume is bumped at the top front corner and has light soiling on the page edges. The unclipped dust jacket is gently bumped at the corners and lightly rubbed at the spine edges. The jacket, now protected in… Read more about this item Item Price
$45.00
Chimera
by BARTH, JOHN
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Beverly Hills, California, USA
- Item Price
-
$150.00
Show Details
Description:
Random House, 1972. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION of John Barth's "Chimera." Published in New York by Random House in 1972. Book fine, bright copy in publisher's slipcase. One of 300 copies numbered and SIGNED by the author; this #255. Winner of the National Book Award in 1973. Item Price
$150.00
Chimera
by Barth, John
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Cloth
- ISBN
- 9780394481395
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
New Port Richey, Florida, USA
- Item Price
-
$28.00
Show Details
Description:
Mississauga, ON, Canada: Random House of Canada, Limited, 1972. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. Slightly smaller sturdy book, gold cloth with title embossed on front, orange inside covers and adjacent end papers, 308 pages. DJ glossy white background beneath mylar with chimera in purple orange and yellow by George Giusti beautifully illustrated in color on… Read more about this item Item Price
$28.00
Chimera
by Barth John
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine Condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- Published
- 1972
- Binding
- Softcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Roslindale, Massachusetts, USA
- Item Price
-
$100.00
Show Details
Description:
New York: Random House, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Tall, narrow uncorrected proof in teal wraps. Publication date and price penned to front cover ($6.95, Sept.) and BOM (presumable Book of the Month club) written on bottom corner. Faint sunning, slight bump to one corner generally bright and unmarked. Barth's meta-fictional send up of mythology and… Read more about this item Item Price
$100.00
Chimera
by Barth, John
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First UK Edition
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780233965512
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Didcot, Oxfordshire, GBR
- Item Price
-
$31.50
Show Details
Description:
London: Andre Deutsch, 1974. Hardcover without jacket; first UK edition. A few very light marks on boards; spine is faintly worn. Page block is foxed. Text is clear on clean, sound pages. TS. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Good. Used. Item Price
$31.50