Giles Goat Boy Revised New Syllabus by John Barth (45 results)

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. anchor books ed edition. 748 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.75 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Good. 1967. No Edition Remarks. 813 pages. Pictorial paperback 2728. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has slight edge wear with minor marks and slight creases.

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Previous owner name to ffep. Good DJ with some edge wear and loss.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Thus. (1st Fawcett Crest) Mass-market paperback, white wrappers lightly browned, small color-illustration on front wrapper, praise on first front end paper and back wrapper. 766 browned but supple pages. Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.3.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.3.

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.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Condition: Good. 1967. First Edition Thus. 710 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Minor tanning to free endpapers due to dust jacket flaps. Bookseller sticker stuck to front pastedown. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Unclipped jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. VG+ / VG+. 1st Printing, as indicated by code "H32" on final text (Postscript/Footnote) page, of the 1966 Doubleday 1st Edition, with Author's cover letter to Editor and Publisher and his postscript and footnote, and Publisher's disclaimer. Book is straight, square, faintly and uniformly age toned and, except shelving smudge on bottom edge near fore edge, free of markings and other blemishes; Cover is clean and bright, with sharp corners and joints, straight headcap, tail, spine, hinges and edges, and boldly legible, crisply distinct gilt lettering and silver band. Dust Jacket is unclipped (showing original USD $6.95 price) and mildly age toned, with 1" loss from tear at top of backstrip and 1/4" loss to top of rear panel, mild chipping and bumping along edges and at corners, tail and joints - none which impair legibility of lettering or clarity of design or Author image. (Please see Seller images). Pre-ISBN. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. ADDITIONAL CHARGE (DUE TO APPROX 2.75# SHIPPING WEIGHT) WILL APPLY IF SHIPPED OUTSIDE CONTINENTAL US; CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING or for more information, details or photos.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Fawcett First Printing. Text/NEW w/margin discoloration. Softcover/VG; sound w/edge wear, creasings to spine, soiling w/humidity staining. 4th novel of John Simmons Barth (1930 - ). Allegorical, comic rendering of the Cold War set on a college campus, a university, or, a university that is the universe. Tale of George Giles (sired by a computer w/a virgin) who, raised as goat, rises to be Grand Tutor of New Tammany College. Challenging, complex novel triggered by the Cold War. Volume preceded w/the "Publisher's Disclaimer" and "Cover-Letter to the Editors & Publisher" passing off authorship & editorial responsibilities to the computer WESCAC, and, ends w/a Postape, Postscript to the Postape & Footnote to the Postscript to the Postape, all further questioning the morality & veracity of the unorthodox, in poor taste to many, contents. 766 pgs in 2 volumes, each in 3 reels. Strong copy of an extraordinary tale w/a tired softcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Code H40 on last page. Early printing. Light rubbing to jacket. Price-clipped.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Barth's fourth novel extends his metafictional writing style as he presents a boy raised as a goat as the philosophical leader of a college campus as metaphor for the Cold War. This copy is in very good condition with a tight, straight binding,a third printing with minimal paper discoloration, but with a bright front cover wrap.The book will be carefully wrapped and boxed for safe shipping.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Pages tanned, otherwise very clean. First printing May 1966, this is the 5th printing in October of that year.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Penguin Edition. 813 pp. Near as-new. No inscriptions, creases, or tanning. NEAR FINE.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Later Printing. H40 on last text page. Mild remainder spray bottom edge. Nice copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine DJ. 1st Edition. 710 Pp. Black Cloth Gilt. Later Issue, With "H27" Code On P. 710. Book Is Fine, No Fading Or Wear, Small Bookseller's Mark At Corner Of Front Free Endpapers. Dj With Price $6.95 Enclosed Within A Box At Bottom Of Front Flap; Dj With Very Slight Usage, Near Fine, No Chips Or Tears.

Hard cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: VERY GOOD. 1966 printing but not a first Prev owner's name embossed on ffep but itherwise unmarked, bright and clean. DJ is barely faded on spine and otherwise splendid in new Brodart jacket.xxxi, 710 p. 24 cm, . black cloth and. Important book. Enjoy reading with a real book in your hands. Shipping from North Carolina. Dedicated to delighting our customers. Delivery confirmation provided on all domestic orders. Happy to ship to international locations. Consider expedited shipping - just a little more moves your purchase a lot faster. Digital photos available on request for any book.

710pp 8vo Black cloth 1st Edition, later state with H27 on pg 710 VG+/no dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First U.k. Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. pp xxxiii, 710. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered gilt on spine. Review copy with publishers printed review slip loosely inserted. Including 4to. grey folder, publicity packet, containing press cuttings, synopsis, promotion strategies and colour reproduction of the dust jacket. Front panel of jacket designed by Kenneth Reilly. Top fore-edge slightly weathered, otherwise very good+ in clean, very good dust jacket, with slight rubbing at edges and very slight nicking. Decent copy.

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.

Hard Cover. Later Printing. 710pp. Very good. Backstrip slightly faded. (loc 1032).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. first edition, black cloth, thick 8vo, [xxxi] + 710pp, price-clipped, VG/VG, corners bumped.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Near Fine hardccover w/out dj. 710pp. H40 code to lower last page of text.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Gently read with mild wear and small tears to dustjacket. Now protected in a clear mylar cover. ; H32 code present on last page. $6.95 price on dustjacket. ; 710 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Molto buono (Very Good). Prima edizione (First Edition). . 8vo. pp. XXXI - 710. . Molto buono (Very Good). . Prima edizione (First Edition). Dizionario della letteratura mondiale del 900 [Galati, 1980] Licinio Galati Francesco (a cura di), Dizionario della letteratura mondiale del 900. Roma, Edizioni Paoline, 1980. Book.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Later Printing. Hardcover. Cloth; 8vo.,710pp. Code on last page of text H40. No names or other markings. Cited by Pete Boxall as one of the "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" Fine in Near Fine, Price-clipped d/j in jacket protector.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. 710 pp. A very good copy of the First Edition. Good to Very good DJ. It includes the price, $6.95. Small dust jacket tears in upper and lower spine. One old tape repair rather neat. Large black cloth hardcover published in 1966 by Doubleday. This is the first printing. As indicated in McBride, 3rd edition 1996, the publisher did not use its usual convention for identifying first printings. No statement indicating First edition. Trade edition. Elegant ex-libris lable: "From the Books of Dorothy C. Heckle." There are no other marks or writing elsewhere in the book. A slight defect on lower cloth of spine. Barely any discoloring to the edges. The book is inscribed and signed by John Barth on title page. Enclosed: A laminated review of the book: "A Goat's Eye View of Humanity" Guest review by Evelyn Hanley.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First printing with no statement and the correct H18 code on the last page. Faded along the spine, else very good in a very good (minor edge wear and age toning, clear tape repairs on verso), price clipped dust jacket.