The Heroes or Greek Fairy Tales For My Children
by Kingsley, C
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1930. Hardcover. Very good. Charles Kingsley. 8vo, green leather with gilt titles on spine, all edges gilt, coloured endpapers. 175pp illustrated by the author. Frontispiece and seven other black and white plates. Greek myths written for children. Occasional spotting, generally very clean inside. Presentation bookplate on front pastedown. A good tight copy.
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2238
- Title
- The Heroes or Greek Fairy Tales For My Children
- Author
- Kingsley, C
- Illustrator
- Charles Kingsley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- greek myths, childrens classic, ancient stories, myths, fairytale, iliad, troy, perseus
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics;
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