The Eagle of the Ninth [with] The Silver Branch [with] The Lantern Bearers. [The Roman Britain trilogy complete.]. Introduced by Kevin Crossley-Holland, Julia Eccleshare and Penelope Livley respectively. Illustrated by Roman Pisarev. THE ROMAN BRITAIN TRILOGY COMPLETE IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASES
by SUTCLIFF Rosemary
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Folio Society,, 2011-2009-2011. 3 vols., 8vo., Mixed Impressions, with frontispieces, plates and maps in the text; pictorial cloth (green/grey/brown respectively), upper boards and backstrips blocked in gilt and colours, green endpapers, all near fine copies in publisher's board slip-cases. The set comprises: The Eagle of the Ninth (sixth impression 2011); The Silver Branch (second impression 2009); The Lantern Bearers (first impression 2011). COMPLETE SETS IN THIS CONDITION ARE SCARCE.
Synopsis
The Eagle of the Ninth is a historical adventure novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published in 1954. The story is set in Roman Britain in the second century AD, after the building of Hadrian's Wall. A young Roman officer, Marcus Aquila, is trying to discover the truth about the disappearance of his father's legion in northern Britain.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47496
- Title
- The Eagle of the Ninth [with] The Silver Branch [with] The Lantern Bearers. [The Roman Britain trilogy complete.]. Introduced by Kevin Crossley-Holland, Julia Eccleshare and Penelope Livley respectively. Illustrated by Roman Pisarev. THE ROMAN BRITAIN TRILOGY COMPLETE IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASES
- Author
- SUTCLIFF Rosemary
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Folio Society,
- Date Published
- 2011-2009-2011
- Keywords
- folio society, sutcliff, rosemary sutcliff, roman britain, roman army, roman pisarev
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