Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff, First Edition (9 results)

Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Alan Lee (illustrator). First printing. Date on front free endpaper, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: F. Dust Jacket Condition: F-. Alan Lee (illustrator). First Australian. F/F-. 4to. original blueboards in dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed); pp. 126, with illustrations. A near fine copy.

First Edition. 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. 1 Kg.

Hard Cover. Condition: F. Dust Jacket Condition: F-. Alan Lee (illustrator). First Edition. F/F-. 4to. original blue boards in dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed, discrete closed tear); pp. 126, with illustrations. A near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Lee, Alan (illustrator). 1st ed. 1st ptg., illustrated in dreamy watercolor throughout by Alan Lee. Large 4to, full blue "cloth." Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.

First Edition. 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. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Lee, Alan (illustrator). 1st Edition. True first British printing (full print run includes '1'). With original unclipped jacket (£12.99). Large format. Profusely illustrated by Alan Lee. Jacket has faults - namely patchy edge/shelf wear, a few very small marks, creasing/rubbing to edges, pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners, a little fading to spine, a few marks to reverse (white side) where colour from boards has run a little, a few small scratches and is in only good condition. Boards are very good with a little pushing/bumping to corners, the odd small bump/rub to edges and a little pushing/rubbing/bumping to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages are slightly tanned. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

1st ed. thus softback with stiff wrappers As New large octavo 128pp., colour illustrations, sources, Classic retelling by Rosemary Sutcliff superbly illustrated by Alan Lee.