Fire from Heaven; Life in an English Town in the Seventeenth Century
by Underdown, David
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0300052685
- ISBN 13
- 9780300052688
- Seller
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Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992. Cloth. Fair/Good. 8vo, 308 pages. Brown cloth-covered boards with gilt accents. Wear to boards at edgtes. Firm binding; no loose pages. Some marks, notes, and underlining. Book and jacket with minor wear, but small tear on front jacket bottom. A good research copy.
Synopsis
Fire From Heaven is a 1969 historical novel by Mary Renault about the childhood and youth of Alexander the Great. It reportedly was a major inspiration for the Oliver Stone film Alexander.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wayside Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 180616023
- Title
- Fire from Heaven; Life in an English Town in the Seventeenth Century
- Author
- Underdown, David
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0300052685
- ISBN 13
- 9780300052688
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 1992
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About the Seller
Wayside Books
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Pittsburg, Kansas
About Wayside Books
Wayside Books LLC is owned by Dianne and Steven Cox, currently operating their online store in Southeast Kansas. We have honed our rare book skills at the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. We sell modern first editions and collectible fiction, as well as children's books and non-fiction books, with an emphasis on history, politics, social sciences, and the arts.
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