The Twilight of Briareus by Richard Cowper, John Day

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June 1974

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First US edition of The Twilight of Briareus, published in 1974 with a jacket design by Mike Stromberg. All text is set in the bold weight of Leo Castriota’s Flat Top. The interior (not shown here) is set in Times New Roman.

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