Gilgamesh: A Reader.

Near Fine in Wraps: shows only mild rubbing to the panels and a slight tendency for the outside edge of the front panel to lift rather than lie flat; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6.15 x 1.25 inches). 491 pages. Illustrated in black & white. Extensive Bibliography. Language: English. Weight: 25.5 ounces. Academic Press Paperback.Gilgamesh is the best-known story of the Sumerian hero that has survived from antiquity. Dating from the mid-2nd millenium BC it tells stories of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, adventurer and searcher for the meaning of life, friend of the man from the wilderness, Enkidu.…