2004, ISBN: 9781405040891

Hardcover

New York: G. W. Dillingham Company, 1910. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, olive green cloth boar… More...

New York: G. W. Dillingham Company, 1910. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, olive green cloth boards show darkening along the top and bottom edges along with some corner bumps. Exterior also show some minor spotting and soiling in the color of the text on the spine is worn. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. Pages are toned due to age and there is some scattered foxing present, particularly on the end pages and the tissue guards for the frontispiece. No signatures or bookplates, no handwriting, no library markings found. The rear pastedown does have "Popular Edition" stamped in the lower inside corner and the front and rear end pages show large dark areas, presumably from the paper reacting with the (missing) dust jacket., G. W. Dillingham Company, 1910, 3, Macmillan. First UK edition-first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Near fine condition.Macmillan,2004.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks,scratch and crease on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with a b/w map.The book is new with two small ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges of the pages,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book.284pp including Author's note,key to map,glossary.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: Another grandiose and brutal epic of the ancient world from the bestselling author of the Alexander trilogy, Spartan and The Last Legion A castaway tossed onto a deserted beach is the last survivor of a world that no longer exists. He has a terrible, fascinating story to tell - the true reason for which the Trojan War was fought.The protagonist of this tale is Diomedes, the last of the great ancient Greek Homeric heroes, who seeks to return to his beloved homeland after years of war against Troy. But destiny has other plans for him. Betrayed by his wife, who plots to murder him and persecuted by hostile gods, he has no choice but to turn his sails west, towards Hesperia, the mysterious mist-shrouded land that will one day be called Italy. He ventures boldly into this new world, for he carries with him the magic Talisman of Troy, a mysterious, powerful idol that can make the nation that possesses it invincible.The Talisman of Troy recreates the emotions of an epic age, at once grandiose and brutal. It breathes life into that tormented time when these ancient, mysterious peoples were first settling the land of ice and fire which over the centuries would become their home and the centre of a world destined to last for millennia., Macmillan, 4<

2004, ISBN: 1405040890

Hardcover

[EAN: 9781405040891], Near Fine, [PU: Macmillan], HISTORICAL FICTION MANFREDI, VALERIO MASSIMO THE TALISMAN OF TROY, Fiction|General, Fiction|Historical, Jacket, Near fine condition.Macmi… More...

[EAN: 9781405040891], Near Fine, [PU: Macmillan], HISTORICAL FICTION MANFREDI, VALERIO MASSIMO THE TALISMAN OF TROY, Fiction|General, Fiction|Historical, Jacket, Near fine condition.Macmillan,2004.First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(two small nicks,scratch and crease on the Dj cover),both in near fine condition.Illustrated with a b/w map.The book is new with two small ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges of the pages,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book.284pp including Author's note,key to map,glossary.Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: Another grandiose and brutal epic of the ancient world from the bestselling author of the Alexander trilogy, Spartan and The Last Legion A castaway tossed onto a deserted beach is the last survivor of a world that no longer exists. He has a terrible, fascinating story to tell - the true reason for which the Trojan War was fought.The protagonist of this tale is Diomedes, the last of the great ancient Greek Homeric heroes, who seeks to return to his beloved homeland after years of war against Troy. But destiny has other plans for him. Betrayed by his wife, who plots to murder him and persecuted by hostile gods, he has no choice but to turn his sails west, towards Hesperia, the mysterious mist-shrouded land that will one day be called Italy. He ventures boldly into this new world, for he carries with him the magic Talisman of Troy, a mysterious, powerful idol that can make the nation that possesses it invincible.The Talisman of Troy recreates the emotions of an epic age, at once grandiose and brutal. It breathes life into that tormented time when these ancient, mysterious peoples were first settling the land of ice and fire which over the centuries would become their home and the centre of a world destined to last for millennia., Books<

2004, ISBN: 1405040890

[EAN: 9781405040891], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom, London], VALERIO MASSIMO MANFREDI THE TALISMAN OF TROY, A castaway tossed onto a deserted beach is… More...

[EAN: 9781405040891], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom, London], VALERIO MASSIMO MANFREDI THE TALISMAN OF TROY, A castaway tossed onto a deserted beach is the last survivor of a world that no longer exists. He has a terrible, fascinating story to tell - the true reason for which the Trojan War was fought. The protagonist of this tale is Diomedes, the last of the great ancient Greek Homeric heroes, who seeks to return to his beloved homeland after years of war against Troy. But destiny has other plans for him. Betrayed by his wife, who plots to murder him and persecuted by hostile gods, he has no choice but to turn his sails west, towards Hesperia, the mysterious mist-shrouded land that will one day be called Italy. He ventures boldly into this new world, for he carries with him the magic Talisman of Troy, a mysterious, powerful idol that can make the nation that possesses it invincible. The Talisman of Troy recreates the emotions of an epic age, at once grandiose and brutal. It breathes life into that tormented time when these ancient, mysterious peoples were first settling the land of ice and fire which over the centuries would become their home and the centre of a world destined to last for millennia. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

2004, ISBN: 9781405040891

London, Basingstoke and Oxford: Macmillan an imprint of Pan Macmillan Ltd., 2004. First UK Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Numbers are print… More...

London, Basingstoke and Oxford: Macmillan an imprint of Pan Macmillan Ltd., 2004. First UK Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Numbers are printed inside, 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2, indicating the first printing of the first edition., Macmillan an imprint of Pan Macmillan Ltd., 2004, 5<