Description: Offered is a 1973 2nd Ballantine Printing of The Wreckage of Agathon by John Gardner .... in hysterically funny fashion paints a picture of political corruption in ancient Sparta with the Wise Seer Agathon as the protagonist telling the tale .... Shows no matter the century, the more things change, at their essence, they stay the same when it comes to the who and how of power .... billed as a cross between the Marx Bros and Socrates Vintage paperback is 277 pages (w/ several pages of ads at end) and measures approximately 4" x 7". Check out our other offerings. Happy to combine shipping where possible. This book will ship media mail. We do have tens of thousands of postcards from the Curt Teich Archives and will be listing them as well as tens of thousands of others ... all types and locales. Many are categorized. If you're looking for a certain topic, let us know. Selling on eBay as early as 1997. "The Mermaid" is also still a bonded auctioneer and real estate broker who spent the past "many" decades' specializing in books, ephemera, estates, and real estate. Just shy of two million books sold to date. Books and paper aside, if it is "Stuff", she has sold it! She has now returned to eBay. Health issues have brought us back. We are even selling our own collections! And ... we are picky. If we wouldn't add it to our own collections, we won't sell it. Hope you find something that you want, need, and, most important of all, will enjoy! We look forward to transacting with you and making new eBay friends and customers. Thanking you for your patronage in advance ... ! As to our "standard operating procedures": Our normal shipping & handling time is three (3) days. We ship weekdays with the exception of US federal holidays. We will ship with either free shipping or calculated shipping ... it depends on the given scenario. Often, calculated shipping will include insurance - again, depending on the item. Payment is expected at time of purchase or close of auction, whichever is applicable. This also applies to "best offer accepted" transactions. Non-paying purchasers or bidders will be blocked from future transactions. The same goes for winning bidders seeking to have sales cancelled. That said, prior to the end of any auctions, bids can be cancelled through the HELP section of eBay. If respective bidders are found to be cancelling bids in an excessive manner, however, they will be blocked from future transactions. Shill bidding is not tolerated and will be reported. "The Mermaid" is happy to ship globally.** (See below.) For such transactions, "calculated" shipping fees apply. Insurance will be required if not already included in applicable postal fee. **Unfortunately, there are a few destinations to which we cannot and will not ship. That circumstance involves a fluid dynamic the specifics of which may not be clear until point of sale. If such is the case, we will allow the transaction to be cancelled at our discretion and without any negative reporting made to eBay. WE ARE GLAD TO BE BACK!
Price: 5.99 USD
Location: Kingston, New Hampshire
End Time: 2024-12-30T22:04:58.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.63 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Place of Publication: UNITED STATES
Signed: No
Publisher: Ballantine
Subject: Vintage Paperbacks
Year Printed: 1973
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: n/a
Special Attributes: Vintage Paperback
Region: Europe - Ancient Sparta
Personalized: No
Author: John Gardner
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: 1
Topic: Political Commentary & Protest told with Humor
Character Family: Agathon