The Private Life of Helen of Troy
by John Erskine
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1925. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". None. A very neat early edition of this adaptation of Greek legend. Early edition. An adaptation from the Greek legend of Helen of Troy that follows the famous woman's life after the burning of Troy. Written by John Erskine, an American educator and author, pianist and composer. He was an English professor at Amherst College from 1903 to 1909, followed by Columbia University from 1909 to 1937, and was the first president of the Juilliard School of Music. Bestseller in the United States of America in 1926. In the original quarter cloth binding with patterned boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and minor bumping. Original unclipped dust wrapper also very smart with light chipping predominantly to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 850T69
- Title
- The Private Life of Helen of Troy
- Author
- John Erskine
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap Publishers
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 8" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Helen Troy Erskine Troy
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Chipping
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