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FRY**, STEPHEN: : HEROES: Volume II of MYTHOS

LONDON.MICHAEL JOSEPH/PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE,2018.

ISBN 9780241380369.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 001.] FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,grey background illustration with bronze gilt decorated black silhouette Greek mythological figures amongst silver gilt decorated temple pillars with embossed white and bronze gilt lettering and b/w printed lettering to front panel of dw/dj,white+bronze gilt lettered spine/backstrip,front design repeated to top+bootom of rear panel with prose extract; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore- edges bright and clean and without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,original,matt,plain black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp, blocked bronze gilt lettered spine/ backstrip,a black+silver striped headband, and immaculate b/w illustrated mythical figures star constellations.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,vii-xiiipp+1-462pp [paginated] includes contents list/table author's foreword,Hera's Dream,8 Gods:- PERSEUS,HERACLES,BELLEROPHON,ORPHEUS,JASON,ATALANTA,OEDIPUS,THESEUS - each with accompanying legends.stories,16pp colour (majority) and b/w reproductions of historical illustrations,paintings, sculpture and ceramic photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp142/43 and pp302/03 respectively,an Envoi,The Offspring of Echidna and Typhon,The Rages of Heracles,an Afterword,a List of Characters,Olympian Gods,Primordial Beings,Monsters, Mortals,and acknowledgements. There are heroes - and then there are Greek heroes. Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils,or ouwitted scheming vengeful gods,quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes. In this companion to his bestselling 'Mythos',Stephen Fry brilliantly retells the dramatic,funny,tragic and timeless tales of these heroic men and women in all their grit and glory. Join Jason aboard the Argos as he quests for the Golden Fleece.See Atalanta - who was raised by bears - outrun any man, before being tricked with golden apples. Soldier through the twelve Labours of Heracles,shiver in terror under the stone-cold gaze of the dreaded gorgon,Medusa,and witness wily Oedipus solve the riddle of the Sphinx. Filled with white-knuckle chases and twisted labyrinths,impossible puzzles and blood-curdling monsters,acts of base cowardice and genuine bravery,'Heroes' is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and at our very best. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or postage FREE. That offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** This item offered P+p included. Available UK only. ** ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
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