The Gladiators: A Novel - The Danube Edition
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1967. Very Good / Very Good. Item #8139
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1967. First thus. Octavo. 319 pages. Printed dust jacket. Green boards stamped in gilt.
Koestler's first book, originally published in 1939, is the story of Spartacus and the slave revolt of 73-71 BCE. First in Koestler's political trilogy of idealism gone wrong, along with Darkness At Noon and Arrival and Departure. This edition updated with postscript by the author.
Unclipped dust jacket is chipped along edges with some general smudging. Boards toned along top edge with some light spotting. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Price: $45.00