Gardner, John: The Wreckage of Agathon

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Gardner, John : The Wreckage of Agathon

Harper and Row, New York, 1970

Original publisher's blue boards backed with yellow cloth and blue and yellow illustrated dust wrapper. 6" x 8 1/2." 243 pages, complete. First printing (indicated by a line of numbers, the printer's key, that includes "1" on back page). Pages and covers are very clean and intact overall. Offsetting to front and back pastedowns; common to this title. Binding is tight. Dust wrapper not price-clipped. A Fine book in a Fine dust wrapper. A philosophical novel and character study set in ancient Greece that centers around Agathon, a downtrodden but wise seer, his disciple, Demodokos, and Lykourgos, the militaristic leader of Sparta who imprisoned the two for rebellion. This is John Gardner's third book, which was preceded by a college textbook and the novel, The Resurrection (1966).. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fine

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