The struggle for Greece by Herodotus

The Folio Society, 1959. Hardcover. Good. 1959. No Edition Remarks. 171 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Contains black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

The Folio Society, 1959. Hardcover. Good. 1959. No Edition Remarks. 171 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations by Raymond Hawthorn. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is darkened. Slipcase has moderate edge wear with markings to panels and scuffing to edges. Moderate tears to slipcase.

The Folio Society, 1960. Hardcover. Good. 1960. second impression. 171 pages. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Green cloth with gilt lettering and grey slipcase. Contains coloured illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm.Pages & illustrations remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have light edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and spine is presentable with minimal crushing and tanning. Slipcase has moderate edge-wear with markings to panels and scuffing to edges.

London: The Folio Society , 1960. Second Impression. Hardcover with Slipcase. Near Fine. Raymond Hawthorn. Translated by Kenneth Cavander. Introduction by Russell Meiggs. Two-colour wood engravings by Raymond Hawthorn. Clean unmarked copy, spine sunned.

London: Folio Society, 1959 Book. Illus. by wood-engravings by Raymond Hawthorn. Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus.. Narrative of the Persian Wars extracted from Herodotus' History. English translation by Kenneth Cavander.Illustrated with two colour wood-engravings by Raymond Hawthorn. Introduction by Russell Meiggs. 171 p. illus. maps on end papers. Clean, sound copy, some edge wear, no slipcase. .

The Folio Society, 1964. 3rd impression. hardcover. Very Good/No Slipcase. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Illustrated. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

The Folio Society, London, 1960. Hardcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: Raymond Hawthorn. The Struggle For Greece is the climax of Herodotus' famed multi-volumed history of the Greco-Persian wars. Written 2,4000 years ago. 171 pages. Light foxing to endpapers and page edges. Illustrator: Raymond Hawthorn. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature; Literature & Literacy; History::Ancient History. Inventory No: 260591. .

The Folio Society. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Slipcase Very Good. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his custom bookplate on reverse of frontis. (ancient greece, persian wars)

London: Folio Society, 1960. Book. Illus. by Raymond Hawthorn. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The second impression - this edition first published 1959. Nine colour wood engravings by Raymond Hawthorn - translated by Kenneth Cavander. There are also Five maps. Grey green decorative cloth the spine and 2 inch swath across boards. The internals of the book are perfect. A very nice edition..

London: The Folio Society, 1959 Contents: Introduction. Translator's Note. I. Xerxes Decides. II. The Way to Europe. III. The Power of Xerxes. IV. Greece Prepares. V. Thermopylæ. VI. Disaster at Artemision. VII. Salamis. VIII. Xerxes in Retreat. IX. Mardonios Strikes Back. X. The Days of Waiting. XI. Victory at Platæa. XII. Persia is Humbled. ---------------------------------- 171 pages in slip case. Spine somewhat sunburned. Otherwise perfect. ---------- Orders of $100.00 or more are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: Approx 6½" Wide and 10" Tall