Gillian Cross & Neil Packer The Iliad Signed 1st/1st 2015 First Edition DJ

This is a signed first edition in excellent condition. It was published by Walker Books Ltd in 2015. I will include a flyer from the Illustration cupboard Gallery stating 40 double signed copies were available. Gillian Cross's brilliant retelling and Neil Packer's glorious illustrations bring to life Homer's. One of the greatest stories ever told. (2012) now tell the story of the Trojan War. Cross's vivid adaptation begins with a beauty contest: the prize, a golden apple. In return for securing her victory, the goddess Aphrodite helps Prince Paris abduct Helen, wife to the king of Sparta.

Enraged, the king and his Greek allies wage war on the Trojans. Nine years later, the fighting still rages on, but the Greeks are beginning to quarrel among themselves - Achilles and Agamemnon's petty argument has dire consequences for everyone caught in the crossfire. Neil Packer's pictures capture the beauty and remoteness of the setting, and bring a profound humanity to one of the finest literary achievements of Greek civilisation. This is a 1st Edition / 1st Printing (The number string is: 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1). Book - Fine - minor rubbing/bumping/wear to the corners and edges, a spine lean, v.

Slight marking to the page edges and v. Slight tanning to the pages.

Very Good - minor rubbing/bumping/wear to the corners and edges and slight marking, discolouration and creasing. The DJ is in a protective plastic sleeve (non-adhesive). Photos/scans are always of the actual book for sale, and more can be supplied upon request. Specialise in First Editions and in particular Signed First Editions. I do combine P&P costs, and I do post Worldwide.

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