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Giles Goat Boy
by BARTH, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine /Near Fine
- Seller
-
Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Giles Goat-Boy (or The Revised New Syllabus of George Giles our Grand Tutor) is a 1966 novel written by John Barth. It is a satire and allegory of the American campus culture of the time. A paperback edition was issued in Garden City, N.Y. by Anchor Books in 1987 with ISBN 0-385-24086-4 . It is centered on the hero, George Giles, and his rise from farm animal to Grand Tutor of the New Tammany College. His quest is singularly to be a hero, but the tale is a multifaceted one of his becoming.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 911337
- Title
- Giles Goat Boy
- Author
- BARTH, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1966
Terms of Sale
Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA
All books are First Editions or First American Editions in dust jackets unless otherwise noted and are returnable within 30 days.
About the Seller
Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA
About Ken Lopez Bookseller, ABAA
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- Jacket
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