Gilgamesh the King by Robert SIlverberg [FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING] 1984 • Arbor House

Gilgamesh the King by Robert SIlverberg  FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING [1984] ARBOR HOUSE Hardcover with dust jacket in excellent condition.  Dust jacket has light shelf wear.  Now housed in a new archival quality jacket protector. Book itself is excellent; clean cloth bound boards.  Reads as new.  The epic tale of Gilgamesh, the legendary god-king of Sumeria who discovered the secret of eternal life, has enflamed the imaginations of countless generations. In Gilgamesh, science fiction Grand Master Robert Silverberg gives us a vivid portrait of a courageous, lusty, sometimes reckless ruler of men. It is the majestic tale of a man haunted by gods, tormented by his passion for a woman who was his greatest rival, and driven by a thirst for immortality.