- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Armadillo Alley Books, Carrollton, TX, U.S.A.Armadillo Alley Books
AbeBooks seller since August 13, 2014
Condition: Used - Near fine
US$ 28.00
Quantity: 1 available
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The book is tight and square with solid hinges and bindings, and clean boards. Light rubbing to corners. The textblock has a faint small indentation on the half-title, else clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings, and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Frontispiece plus full-color plates by Sarah Raphael. The dark blue card slipcase is near fine with light wear. 174 pages. 7½ " X 11" tall. This book contains six very different writings by Frederic Raphael. ?Oedipus and Jocasta? ? a one-page poem; ?Of Gods and Men: A Film? ? a tale of greed, corruption, torture, infanticide, cannibalism, and almost every other sin conceived; ?Narcissus and Echo? ? a nine-page poem that retells the myth; ?The Story of Daedalus? ? a 30-page story of Daedalus now set in the 20th century; ?The Labors of Herakles? ? starts with a scene of Herakles killing family followed by a 20-page poem describing the labors forced upon Herakles in penance for his sins; and ?The Bacchae: As a Catalogue Raisonné? ? 23 disjointed vignettes set in modern times that describe various aspects of apocalyptic decadence. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Of Gods and Men: A Film
- Author
- Frederic Raphael
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Publication year
- 1992
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Illustrator
- Sarah Raphael
- Seller catalogs
- Collector Editions
Armadillo Alley Books
Carrollton, TX, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since August 13, 2014
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| Item | 5 to 20 business days | 3 to 6 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 6.00 | US$ 17.00 |
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In business since 1997, Armadillo Alley Books specializes in Modern First Editions, Easton Press, Franklin Library, First Editions, Signed First Editions and Limited Editions of fine books.The descriptions of our books is as accurate as possible and the signatures on our signed books are guaranteed authentic. We package our books with the utmost care, mail then in sturdy boxes. We guarantee our products and welcome all questions.
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Armadillo Alley Books
TX, U.S.A.
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