Hill of Kronos by Levi, Peter - 1981

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Dutton Books, 1981. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 222p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a very good dustjacket. The book is clean and tight. The jacket is price-clipped and lightly tanned on the spine.

New York: Dutton, 1981. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Duodecimo, 222 pages, clothbacked boards A very personal perception of Greece by a classicist and poet. Illustrated by George Murray

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Dust jacket in brodart.

New York: Dutton, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Light foxing, name end paper. Dustwrapper rubbed with some smudging, minor tear. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Dutton, 1980 Book. Illus. by Illustrations by George Murray. Fine. Hardcover. 1st.US Ed... In "The Hill of Kronos", Peter Levi paints a radiant portrait of the Greece he came to know through a lifetime of exploration. As a young scholar he sought out its ancient spirit, the keys to its mythology and civilisation, in its ruined cities and majestic mountains. Later, as a priest working as a diplomat and a friend of the oppressed, he lived in Athens through the dark days of the dictatorship. Then the sinews of political life led back to secret alliances made during the civil war and the earlier occupation of Greece, back to murder, starvation and corpse-filled quarries. Lastly, it is seen through the mature eyes of a family man, with the ripened sensibility of an acclaimed poet. This is a precious fusion of experience, a gift of insight from one philhellene to all those who have come to love Greece. A very interesting and insightful book about Greece and the Greek people he got to… Read More

New York: Dutton, 1980 Book. Illus. by Illustrations by George Murray. Fine. Hardcover. 1st.US Ed... In "The Hill of Kronos", Peter Levi paints a radiant portrait of the Greece he came to know through a lifetime of exploration. As a young scholar he sought out its ancient spirit, the keys to its mythology and civilisation, in its ruined cities and majestic mountains. Later, as a priest working as a diplomat and a friend of the oppressed, he lived in Athens through the dark days of the dictatorship. Then the sinews of political life led back to secret alliances made during the civil war and the earlier occupation of Greece, back to murder, starvation and corpse-filled quarries. Lastly, it is seen through the mature eyes of a family man, with the ripened sensibility of an acclaimed poet. This is a precious fusion of experience, a gift of insight from one philhellene to all those who have come to love Greece. A very interesting and insightful book about Greece and the Greek people he got to… Read More

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. 222pp. Foxing on page edges, near fine in near fine lightly age-toned dustwrapper.