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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
Bibliographic Details
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
Pressfield, Steven
Doubleday, 1998. VG/VG. Hardback. Some rubbing & edgewear to book & DJ; overall clean & tight. 386 pages Keywords: 0385492510 ( more information)
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Gates of Fire
Steven Pressfield
Doubleday. Used - Like New. Like New Condition. Like New dust jacket. ( more information)
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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 ; 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)
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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)
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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)
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Gates of Fire (Qty: 2)
Pressfield, Steven
Doubleday. Hardcover. 0385492510 We sell only brand new merchandise! . New. ( more information)
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Gates of Fire
Pressfield, Steven
Doubleday. Hardcover. 0385492510 We sell only brand new merchandise! . New. ( more information)
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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)
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Gates of Fire
Pressfield, Steven
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)
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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)
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Gates Of Fire: An Epic Novel Of The Battle Of Thermopylae
Pressfield, Steven
New York: Doubleday, 1998. First printing. Hardcover. Near fine in fine d.j. . First printing. Off white boards with maroon back strip and gilt lettering. Tinny bit of soiling to bottom of front board, else This is a nice clean copy, the binding is strong, The text is clean and pages are not torn or dirty. We provide fast and reliable shipping service. We started to sell on the internet in 1998. We ship from California. All our books are guaranteed. Free Tracking.D.j. protected with clear plastic cover. ( more information)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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GATES OF FIRE
Pressfield, Steven
New York: Doubleday, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. octavo. ( more information)
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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)
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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)
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Gates of Fire
Pressfield, Steven
New York: Doubleday, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. First edition first printing. As new in as new d.j. Tan boards with maroon back strip. Illustrated end papers. 386 pp. In Gaylord clear mylar protective cover. This copy is without bookplate or personalization, and is not price-clipped.The binding is solid, the text-block very clean, no fading, no edge wear to boards. Selling books on line for 8 years. We provide fast reliable service. All our books are guaranteed. Black lettering on gold d.j. Black on gold. ( more information)
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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)
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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)
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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) Large book, dark red cloth spine, light brown boards, very bright orange lettering on spine, map of Greece and the Aegean inside front cover and adjacent end paper, of Thermopylae inside back cover and adjacent end paper, 384 pages. DJ glossy beneath mylar, gold spine and borders long front and back edges, illustration of scenes on front including warrior with raised shield, raised title, praise on back from Nelson DeMille, Col. David Hackworth, Stephen Coonts. DJ and book, both Very Fine.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Fine/Very Fine. ( more information)
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Gates of Fire
Steven Pressfield
New York: Doubleday, 1988 an unopened copy of pressfield's second book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. ( more information)
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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)
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Gates of Fire
Pressfield, Steven
New York: Doubleday, 1998. First edition first printing.. Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. First edition first printing. Inscribed by the author to a friend. Tan boards with maroon back strip. Illustrated end papers. 386 pp. This is a nice clean copy, the binding is strong, The text is clean and pages are not torn or dirty. We provide fast and reliable shipping service. We started to sell on the internet in 1998. We ship from California. All our books are guaranteed. Scarce with signature. ( more information)
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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)
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