Spartacus
by Howard Fast
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good+
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
First edtion, first printing December, 1951. the book is in excellent condition overall. Condition faults are two small stains at the bottom of the inside cover and adjacent flyleaf page that that carry to the bottom edge of the following two pages (blank page and first title page) "#403' marked in ink in very small case on the first flyleaf/signature page. Otherwise the book is in excellent conditon: clear pages, no marks, tears, folds or foxing. The clipped dj, in a Brodart transparant jacket, has wear at the corners and top and bottom of spine. Author's fuill signature is at the top of the first flyleaf page. Perhps Fast's most famous book.
Synopsis
Spartacus, a fictionalization of a slave revolt in ancient Rome in 71 B.C., is well known today partly because of the 1960 movie starring Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier. It was originally published in 1951 by the author himself, after being turned down by every mainstream publisher of the day because of Fast's blacklisting for his Communist Party sympathies. The story of Spartacus, born a slave, trained as a gladiator, who led a slave revolt that was eventually put down by Crassus, was immensely popular, has sold millions of copies, and has gone through nearly a hundred editions. The appearance of this title brings back into print a book that many regard as a classic, and is enhanced with a new introduction by the author.
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- Bookseller
- M&J Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1376
- Title
- Spartacus
- Author
- Howard Fast
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Self Published
- Date Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 361
- Size
- 8.5 x 5.75"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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