Description: "The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles" by Padraic Colum, illustrated by Willy Pogany, published by The Macmillan Company New York, 1921 First Edition. The copyright and published date match with no other printings listed. Hardcover bound in burnt sienna colored cloth stamped with black pictorial design on the front and gold titles on the spine. 289 pages, 5.75 x 7.5 inches. A retelling of Greek mythology with in-page decoration, 38 stylish full page line drawings and 8 full page color plates. Scenes depicted include the Argo facing a huge wave, Perseus holding Medusa's head, Theseus and the Minotaur, Cerberus, etc. Good Condition. Lacking a dust jacket. Boards have shelf wear and crimped spine ends. Light soiling of boards. Endpapers are toned. Ink price on FFE. Previous Owner's inscription on back of frontispiece. A few pages are dogeared, and a few have small tears.
Price: 175 USD
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Signed: No
Author: Padraic Colum
Personalized: No
Publisher: Macmillan
Topic: Folklore, Mythology
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1921