Black ships before Troy : the story of the Iliad / Rosemary Sutcliff ; illustrated by Alan Lee
by Sutcliff, Rosemary
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 071120778X
- ISBN 13
- 9780711207783
- Seller
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About This Item
London : Frances Lincoln, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 128 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (page 128). Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal 1994. Contents; Golden apple -- Ship-gathering -- Quarrel with the kigh king -- Single combat -- Women of Troy -- High king's embassy -- Horses of King Rhesus -- Red rain -- Battle for the ships -- Armor of Achilles Vengeance for Patroclus -- Funeral games -- Ramsom for Hector -- Luck of Troy -- Warrior women -- Death of Achilles -- Poisoned arrow -- Wooden horse -- Fall of Troy. Subjects; Trojan War ; Juvenile literature. Trojan War. Mythology, Greek. Adaptations. Children's stories. Trojan War ; Juvenile literature. Children's literature Illustration of. Mythology, Greek ; Juvenile literature. Trojan War ; Juvenile literature ; Pictorial works. Iliad ; Juvenile fiction. Troy (Extinct city) History Juvenile fiction. Troy (Extinct city) ; Legends.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 410528
- Title
- Black ships before Troy : the story of the Iliad / Rosemary Sutcliff ; illustrated by Alan Lee
- Author
- Sutcliff, Rosemary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 071120778X
- ISBN 13
- 9780711207783
- Publisher
- London : Frances Lincoln
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
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