The Heroes or Greek Fairy Tales For My Children

Handling wear to the cover, bumping to the corners and spine, a few marks to the boards and an inscription on the front end-papers. The contents are clean, bright and free from markings or inscriptions.

London: Published by Philip Lee Warner at the Ricardi Press for the Medici Society, 1912. A deluxe and desirable edition of this treasury of Greek myths for younger readers, illustrated with stunning mounted plates by Russell Flint. A humble masterpiece of typographic taste and discretion. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies. Quarto, green cloth with paper labels, top-edge gilt… Read more about this item

New York: Mayflower Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1980. Facsimile First Printing. Hardcover. 0831744480 . 212 p. 20 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and decoration. Minor wear to the corner tips and light rubbing to the foot of the spine. Inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked.… Read more about this item

London: Medici. Lightly bumped, stained boards. Owner's name else minimal internal wear. . Good. Hardcover. 1928.

London: MacMillan and Co, 1902. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 218pp with occasional line drawings in text, publisher's catalogue bound in at rear. In red cloth-covered boards, illustrated on front and spine (boards a little faded around spine, a few mild marks, lightly rubbed and rounded at corners and spine tips).… Read more about this item

Small, Maynard & Company. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Soper, George. Blue cloth boards with black decoration; 6 color plates by George Soper, all present; 8vo; 248 pp. Light wear to edges, top corners turned in, occasional reading soil, owner's name & address in pencil, good to very good condition. A well-told introduction to some of the most popular… Read more about this item

The Medici Society, 1928. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1928. Reprinted. 166 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Colour illustrated frontispiece. Illustrated by W. Russell Flint. Contains colour illustrated plates. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages and plates are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Light creasing to… Read more about this item

Hale, Cushman & Flint &The Medici Society, 1929. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1929. Reprinted. 166 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with a colour illustrated frontis and colour illustrated plates throughout. Moderate foxing and tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Pencil inscriptions to front endpaper and major tanning and foxing to text block edges.… Read more about this item

Philip Lee Warner, 1914. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1914. This Edition. 166 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains colour plates throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Water staining to pages throughout. Scuffing to front free endpaper. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Front and rear boards are loose but still attached.… Read more about this item

A. & C. Black Publishers Ltd, 1940. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1940. Reissued. 219 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with prize plate to front pastedown. Contains a colour illustrated frontis and plates throughout. Moderate tanning to pages with heavier foxing and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers. Notable foxing and tanning to text block edges and both hinges are cracked… Read more about this item

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd, 1936. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1936. Reprinted. 256 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Black and white illustrated frontispiece and illustrations. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and foxing to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Boards have moderate edge-wear… Read more about this item

Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1900. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1900. No Edition Remarks. 253 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Moderate cracking to gutters with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription and sticker to half-title page and rear of frontispiece. Boards have light shelf-wear with… Read more about this item

Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1879. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1879. No Edition Remarks. 255 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Heavier to endpapers and pastedowns. Pencil inscriptions and sticker to front free endpaper… Read more about this item

Blackie & Son Limited, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 208 pages. No dust jacket. Illustrated cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

New York: Robert M. McBridge & Company, 1930. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition thus, with illustrations by Helen H. Kihn. Octavo. 238pp. Orange cloth titled in red. Near fine lacking the dustwrapper.

Thomas Nelson and Son, 1941. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:

Macmillan & Co, 1895. reprint.. Hardback. Cloth, VG. xxii+218+60pp publishers catalogue, b/w illustrations by the author, cloth a little worn & rubbed, a nice copy. Greek mythology retold for children, The tales are those of Perseus, The Argonauts & Theseus.

Ward, Lock & Company , Limited. Good+ with no Dust Jacket. 1900s. Hardcover. Blue boards rubbed at extremities. Guessing the date to be early 1900s. Somesay this book has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Contents: Perseus; The Argonauts; and Theseus. ;… Read more about this item

London & New York,: Ernest Nister, Dutton,, 1905. Book. Illus. by Illustrated ByT. Heath Robinson. Good. Hardcover. green gilt, pictorial, cloth cover & spine, 296 pages,beveled edges, all edges gilt, illustrated with 6 full color plates , 70 half-tone illustrations by T,Heath Robinson, pictorial end-papers, ink sig on the reverse of frontis., small nick in bottom edge of title page,… Read more about this item

Ward, Lock & Co.. Hardback. 253pp. Pale olive cloth with colour illustrated paste-down to front. Black titles and decorative border to front and spine. Colour frontis. No date but gift inscription dated 1925. Slightly faded to spine. Slightly bumped to corner tips. Clean and sound. Very good copy . Hardback.