Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. Bantam. (1992). First printing with complete number line from 1-10. ISBN-10: 0553087855.  5 3/4"x 8 3/4" 267 pages Hardcover with dust jacket. DUST JACKET: Light edge wear and bumping. Some light surface scratches. A tiny blemish on the very top of the front panel.  A very light vertical crease on the front flap and one on the back panel. Otherwise, no other  unusual folds or creases. No tears. No missing pieces. Is price-clipped. BOOK: Light cover edge wear. Otherwise, no previous owner markings. No tears, folds or creases to pages. Binding is tight with no looseness to pages. Not ex-library, not remaindered and not a facsimile reprint. For sale by Jon Wobber, bookseller since 1978. KJ23b

"Ishmael is a 1992 philosophical novel by Daniel Quinn. The novel examines the hidden cultural biases driving modern civilization and explores themes of ethics, sustainability, and global catastrophe. Largely framed as a Socratic conversation between two characters,[1] Ishmael aims to expose that several widely accepted assumptions of modern society, such as human supremacy, are actually cultural myths that produce catastrophic consequences for humankind and the environment. The novel was awarded the $500,000 Turner Tomorrow Fellowship Award in 1991, a year before its formal publication.[2]" - Wikipedia