Author: Charles Kingsley
Publisher: J. M. Dent and Sons, 1963
Binding: hardcover
Condition: near fine/VG
Price: XXX
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Description:
Hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust jacket condition: very good. Cover shows very slight shelf wear head and tail of spine; small, discreet tape marks head and tail exterior surface of front and back boards; corners sharp. Jacket is price-clipped, shows rubbing and very small chips head and tail of spine; corners of wraps worn; permanently sealed in protective plastic cover. Octavo. First edition. Cover and endpapers decorated with image of Golden Fleece and serpent, designed by Alexander H. Williamson. Illustrated by Joan Kiddell-Monroe; four color plates, including frontispiece; multiple b/w line drawings throughout text. Binding and hinges sound; clean, bright text; no markings. This book compiles a prose retelling of the tales of heroes of ancient Greece. Its four sections are: I. Perseus; II. The Argonauts; III. Theseus; IV. The Twelve Labours of Heracles.
Number 58 in the Children’s Illustrated Classics series.
ISBN: Ø
CVB Inv: 00272
