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Gates Of Fire
by Steven Pressfield
ISBN: 0385492510
ISBN-13: 9780385492515
Format: Hardcover
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"...GATES OF FIRE could not be mistaken for fine literature, but it has other qualities....As a narrator, above all, the author is highly skilful." -- James Davidson
-- Times Literary Supplement
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Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group
Published date: 1998
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 6.25 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.55 pounds
Pages: 386
Publisher's Notes
Thousands of years ago, Herodotus and Plutarch immortalized Spartan society in their histories; but today, little is left of the ancient city or the social structure of this momentous culture. One of the few antiquarian marks of the civilization that has survived lies scores of miles away from Sparta, at a narrow Greek mountain pass called Thermopylae.It was there that three hundred of Spartas finest warriors held back the invading millions of the Persian empire and valiantly gave their lives in the selfless service of democracy and freedom. A simple engraved stone marks their burial ground.Inspired by this stone and intrigued by the lore of Sparta, author Steven Pressfield has brilliantly combined scholarship with storytelling. Narrated by the sole survivor of the epic battle--a squire in the Spartan heavy infantry--Gates of Fire is a mesmerizing depiction of one man's indoctrination into the Spartan way of life and death, and of the legendary men and women who gave the culture an immortal gravity.Culminating in the electrifying and horrifying epic battle, Gates of Fire weaves history, mystery, and heartbreaking romance into a literary page-turner that brings the Homeric tradition into the twenty-first century.
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Gates of Fire
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Doubleday, 1998-10-20. Hardcover. Good. Former library copy, good condition. Mylar cover, library stamps and stickers. Ships daily ( more information) Offered by Rubber Soul Books (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1998 ; 386 pages; Second printing; Maps on endpapers; Textblock is tight and clean with no internal markings and no names; Boards are beige with the spine in burgundy with the title in gold; Dust-jacket has no tears and is bright with minimal shelf and edge wear; We have placed it in a protective, removable mylar cover; ..... (By the author of 'The Legend of Bagger Vance'; This is an epic novel of the battle of Thermopylae. It was here that three hundred of Sparta's finest warriors held back the invading millions of the Persian empire at a narrow Greek mountain pass called Thermopylae. Author Steven Pressfield has brilliantly combined scholarship with storytelling. Narrated by the sole survivor of the epic battle, a squire in the Spartan heavy infantry, it is a mesmerizing depiction of one man's indoctrination into the Spartan way of life and death, and of the legendary men and women.) . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by A Great Book Shop, RMABA (United States)
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Gates of Fire (Advance Reading Copy)
Pressfield, Steven
1998; Doubleday, NY; FIRST Edition, Very Good Trade Paperback; ADVANCE READING COPY (ARC). "An epic novel of the battle of Thermopylae, Gates of Fire weaves history, mystery, and heartbreaking romance into a literary page-turner that brings the Homeric tradition into the twenty-first century." 338 pp. ISBN: 0385492510 Noted flaw: former library item w/ card pocket, lib. distinctions, o/w VG condition. Literature & Fiction; Historical Fiction; War & Military; History; Battle of Thermopylae; Greece; Persian Wars; ARCs & Uncorrected Proofs; Pressfield, Steven Pressfield. ( more information) Offered by Books In Time (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae (Qty: 10)
Pressfield, Steven
Doubleday Books. New. All items are BRAND NEW. Delivery Confirmation provided with shipping confirmation email. Fast Response to all emails. ( more information) Offered by Movies With A Smile, Inc. (United States)
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Gates of Fire
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Doubleday, 1998. 1st edition.. Hardcover. NF./NF.. no. Epic novel of the battle of Thermopylae. Heavy book may require more postage. Hardcover ( more information) Offered by Old Goat Books (Canada)
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Gates of Fire : An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Pressfield, Steven
New York: Doubleday, 1998 Light bump to outside corner (pages inside are NOT affected). Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Not price clipped (23.95). No chips. No tears. Illustrated with map endpapers. By the author of The Legend of Bagger Vance. In 480 B.C., two million Persian invaders came to the mountain pass of Thermopylae in eastern Greece. From the Dust Jacket: "It was there that three hundred of Sparta's finest warriors held back the invading millions of the Persian empire and valiantly gave their lives in the selfless service of democracy and freedom." Third printing . Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. 386pp. ( more information) Offered by About Books (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
PRESSFIELD, Steven
NY:: Doubleday,. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0385492510 . A later printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A clean, bright, attractive copy. . ( more information) Offered by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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GATES OF FIRE
PRESSFIELD, Steven
New York, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Gundy Ltd., 1998 386pp. An epic novel of the Battle of Thermopylae. Cream covered boards overs purple spine lettered in gilt, mapped endpapers. The author's second book. A fine copy but for light shelf wear to the base of the spine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Maple Ridge Books (Canada)
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Doubleday. Hardcover. 0385492510 We sell only brand new merchandise! . New. ( more information) Offered by Robin Pugh's Nest of Treasures (United States)
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Gates of Fire (Qty: 2)
Pressfield, Steven
Doubleday. Hardcover. 0385492510 We sell only brand new merchandise! . New. ( more information) Offered by Robin Pugh's Nest of Treasures (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Pressfield, Steven
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1998. (Book Club--unstated) Slightly smaller book, black boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, map of Greece and Aegean Sea inside front cover and adjacent end paper, map of Thermopylae inside back cover and adjacent end paper, 386 pages. DJ glossy with color-illustration of warrior and battlefield on front, gold spine and borders to front and back, sword and shield illustrated at top back left, praise on back from Nelson DeMille, Col. David Hackworth and others. DJ has tiny nick at top front tip, very slight wear along both bookfold edges, light wear at spine top edge, very slight wear at spine bottom edge. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Fine/Near Fine. ( more information) Offered by Callaghan Books South (United States)
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Gates of Fire
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New York, New York: Doubleday. Hardcover. 0385492510 This book has some shelf wear. This book is 384 pages of a historical fiction about the battle of Thermopylae. . Good. 1998. First Edition. ( more information) Offered by Cupboard Maker Books (United States)
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Gates of Fire
Steven Pressfield
Hardcover. Brand New, Never Used, Perfect Condition. Orders take 5-7 days to process and ship. ( more information) Offered by PapaMedia.com (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Pressfield, Steven
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1998. F. 0385492510 First printing. 8vo cream covered boards w/gilt lettering on maroon covered spine and unclipped dj. 384pp. VG++/Near fine. Boards are in beautiful condition w/very minor bumping to foot of spine. Interior is crisp and tight w/previous owner's name on front endpage. Dj has minor rubbing w/no tears or chipping; now in mylar.. Keywords: GREECE, FICTION, HISTORICAL, WAR, 0385492510, TRUE, FIRST. ( more information) Offered by Main Street Books (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
PRESSFIELD, Steven
NY: Doubleday. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0385492510 . First printing. Fine in an about fine (tiny closed nick to fore edge of rear panel) dust jacket. . ( more information) Offered by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
PRESSFIELD, Steven
NY: Doubleday. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0385492510 . First printing. Fine in a very near fine (short closed edge tear at the crown of the spine) dust jacket. . ( more information) Offered by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Pressfield, Steven
New York: Doubleday, 1998. "Narrated by the sole survivor of the epic battle--a squire in the Spartan heavy infantry--'Gates of Fire' is a mesmerizing depiction of one man's indoctrination into the Spartan way of life and death, and of the legendary men and women who gave the culture an immortal gravity." Text is clean and tight. Maroon & beige hardcover with gold lettering is rubbed on the ends of the spine & bottom edge of the boards. Dust jacket has creases on its edges.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Good +/Good +. 9.5". ( more information) Offered by Beal Street Books (United States)
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Gates of Fire : An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Pressfield, Steven
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1998 Small smudge to spine, date in red on top edge. . Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). Wraps. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Trade Paperback. ( more information) Offered by Dorian Books (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
PRESSFIELD, Steven
NY: Doubleday. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0385492510 . First printing. Fine in an about fine dust jacket. . ( more information) Offered by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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Gates of Fire
Pressfield, Steven
Doubleday. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Crisp clean DJ in protective mylar cover. Book is stated First/First, with clean boards, sharp corners, solid binding, clean interior. 1.29 x 9.58 x 6.56 Inches 400 pages Thousands of years ago, Herodotus and Plutarch immortalized Spartan society in their histories; but today, little is left of the ancient city or the social structure of this momentous culture.  One of the few antiquarian marks of the civilization that has survived lies scores of miles away from Sparta, at a narrow Greek mountain pass called Thermopylae.<br><br>It was there that three hundred of Sparta's finest warriors held back the invading millions of the Persian empire and valiantly gave their lives in the selfless service of democracy and freedom.  A simple engraved stone marks their burial ground.<br><br>Inspired by this stone and intrigued by the lore of Sparta, author Steven Pressfield has brilliantly combined scholarship with storytelling.  Narrated by the sole survivor of the epic battle--a squire in the Spartan heavy infantry--<i>Gates of Fire</i> is a mesmerizing depiction of one man's indoctrination into the Spartan way of life and death, and of the legendary men and women who gave the culture an immortal gravity.<br><br>Culminating in the electrifying and horrifying epic battle, <i>Gates of Fire</i> weaves history, mystery, and heartbreaking romance into a literary page-turner that brings the Homeric tradition into the twenty-first century. . ( more information) Offered by North American Rarities (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Pressfield, Steven
New York: Doubleday. 1998. First Edition, Later Printing. H Hard Cover. Near Fine. Slight rubbing to jacket (chiefly at edges); else a nearly new copy internally. [12], 386 pages. Later issue of the author's second book; brilliant evocation of the decisive encounter of the Greek and Persian forces. "October 1998" and number line from 10 to 6 on title page verso. Boldly signed and inscribed by Pressfield on title page (beneath subtitle): "For Philip, 'Arete' sends love to Aretea ... [original ellipsis] All my best, Steve Pressfield". Signed: I Signed & Inscribed By Author ( more information) Offered by Arundel Books (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Pressfield, Steven
New York: Doubleday, 1998. "Narrated by the sole survivor of the epic battle--a squire in the Spartan heavy infantry--'Gates of Fire' is a mesmerizing depiction of one man's indoctrination into the Spartan way of life and death, and of the legendary men and women who gave the culture an immortal gravity." Text is clean and tight except for gift inscription. Maroon & beige hardcover with gold lettering. Dust jacket is price-clipped & has some creasing on the spine.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good +. 9.5". ( more information) Offered by Beal Street Books (United States)
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Gates of Fire
Pressfield, Steven
New York: Doubleday, 1998 Burgundy cloth spine with gilt lettering and cream paper covered boards. Map end papers of Greece and the Aegean and Thermopylae. Dust jacket has some crumpling at spine ends and on edges but is overall very good. An epic novel of the Battle of Thermopylae.. First Edition. Cloth Backed Paper Covered Bds. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. ( more information) Offered by The Title Page (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Pressfield, Steven
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1998 New condition first edition hardback in mylar protected dustjacket.. First. Hardback. New/New. ( more information) Offered by Port Hole Books (United States)
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Gates of Fire
Pressfield, Steven
Doubleday. Hardcover. 0385492510 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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Gates of Fire
Pressfield, Steven
New York: Doubleday, 1998 8vo. 386pp. in protective cover. dj has very light shelf wear. Tan boards with maroon spine and gilt letters. Rare first printing of author's first book. An epic story of the Battle of Thermopylae and narrated by the sole survivor.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. ( more information) Offered by Cardinal Books (United States)
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THE GATES OF FIRE
Pressfield, Steven
NY: Doubleday, 1998. First edition, first prnt. Few miniscule creases on dustjacket spine bottom edge; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with a Durafold mylar cover. The image is of the actual book described and not a stock photo. ( more information) Offered by Revere Books, ABAA (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermoplae
PRESSFIELD, STEVEN
Doubleday. 1998. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Lovely copy of the author's scrace novel. An epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae. ( more information) Offered by Sawtooth Books (United States)
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Gates of Fire
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New York: Doubleday, 1988 an unopened copy of pressfield's second book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. ( more information) Offered by Gumshoe Books (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Pressfield, Steven
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1998. (1st, 1st) Larger book, dark red cloth spine, pale yellow boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, map inside front cover and adjacent end paper of Greece and the Aegean, inside back cover and adjacent end paper of Thermopylae, 384 pages. Spine is lightly askew. DJ glossy bright gold spine and borders to front and back beneath mylar, raised color illustration of warrior, scene of battle and column-building too, praise on back from Nelson DeMille, Col. David Hackworth, Max Byrd and others. Very Fine DJ/Near Very Fine book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Fine/Very Fine. ( more information) Offered by Callaghan Books South (United States)
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Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Pressfield, Steven
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1998 Great association copy! Inscribed to Pressfield's mentor, "...who taught me everything I know..."; First edition in new hardback with dustjacket.. Inscribed By Author.. First. Hardback. New/New. ( more information) Offered by Port Hole Books (United States)
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