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First Penguin Edition. 813 pp. Near as-new. No inscriptions, creases, or tanning. NEAR FINE. Seller Inventory # 18926
Title: Giles Goat-Boy; or, The Revised New Syllabus
Publisher: Penguin, London
Publication Date: 1967
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 16370632-20
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: No Alternative Books, Greenfield, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Note: book is oversized and may require a bit more in shipping costs. Text in excellent condition: some light toning to pages, fore edge untrimmed - otherwise, text clean and clear and binding and hinges tight. Gift inscription in pen on ffep. DJ has some surface scratching; small pen written on top corner of back of DJ; small rips and chips at corners and top/bottom of spine. Some dings to hardcover board edges. Seller Inventory # ABE-1730231550733
Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition Thus. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows several rather faint creases near the upper rear corner and an even fainter crease near the lower front corner; the expected light tanning to the text pages due to aging; a tiny, very faint stain at the outside edge of the front panel; the binding is somewhat concave, though it doesn't appear that the book has been read; else flawless; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections only. Bright and Clean. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.35 X 2 inches) . Language: English. Weight: 15.6 ounces. First Edition Thus (1981) , not directly stated, but no subsequent Granada printings indicated. The hardcover edition was published in 1966. Mass Market Paperback. John Barth (born in 1930) is an American writer who is best known for his postmodern and metafictional fiction. His most highly regarded and influential works were published in the 1960s, and include The Sot-Weed Factor, a whimsical retelling of Maryland's colonial history, Giles Goat-Boy, a satirical fantasy in which a university is a microcosm of the Cold War world, and Lost in the Funhouse, a self-referential and experimental collection of short stories. He was co-recipient of the National Book Award in 1973 for his episodic novel Chimera. Giles Goat-Boy is a lengthy satirical fantasy based on the conceit of a university as the world of the Cold War, divided into East Campus and West Campus. A boy raised as a goat, Giles discovers his humanity and sets out on a quest to become a "Grand Tutor", a messiah-like spiritual leader within the university. The story is presented as a computer tape given to Barth, who in the text itself denies that it is his work. In the course of the novel Giles carries out all the tasks attributed to mythical heroes in Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces. It was a surprise best-seller and raised Barth's profile, calling more attention to his earlier work. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 813 pages. Seller Inventory # 57706
Seller: Artis Books & Antiques, Calumet, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 2 small black marks on red cover. 710pp. Page edges toned. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Seller Inventory # 091650
Seller: Bear Bookshop, John Greenberg, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.
710pp 8vo Black cloth 1st Edition, later state with H27 on pg 710 VG+/no dj. Seller Inventory # 1110
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Code H40 on last page. Early printing. Light rubbing to jacket. Price-clipped. Seller Inventory # 110009
Seller: Old Village Books, Mt. Pleasant, SC, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Pictures on trquest. Seller Inventory # 027530
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Later Printing. 710pp. Very good. Backstrip slightly faded. (loc 1032). Seller Inventory # 001085
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.3. Seller Inventory # GB0006BNZ2SI3N01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # GB0006BNZ2SI5N01