An Antic Disposition - first US edition

by Alan Gordon - signed

In his fifth medieval mystery, Gordon puts a delightful and original spin on Shakespeare's Hamlet: Prince of Denmark. In 1204, the members of the Fool's Guild are in hiding in the Black Forest. To while away an evening, Father Gerald, an elderly priest, recounts the efforts of an upstart Danish lord, the prototype of Hamlet's father, to win the Danish throne in the mid-12th century. Father Gerald relates his story through the eyes of the court jester, Yorick, who is adored by the lord's young son, Amleth. Father Gerald's fellow fool, Theophilus, tells the second half of the story, providing an insightful, alternative version of what happens in Hamlet, at the same time revealing more of his own background than was previously known.

Book has black boards with the title in purple on the spine; flat-signed by the author on the title page.

Jacket is price-intact at $24.95 and protected in mylar.