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The Eagle of the Ninth
by Sutcliff, Rosemary
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- VG
- ISBN 10
- 0140308903
- ISBN 13
- 9780140308907
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, 1984 12mo. original printed paper wraps (a little rubbed & creased, slight sunning to spine, a few leaf edge spots); pp. 300, [4 (advts., last blank)], with illustrations. A very good copy.. Reprint. Soft Cover. VG. Illus. by C. Walter Hodges.
Synopsis
The Eagle of the Ninth is a historical adventure novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published in 1954. The story is set in Roman Britain in the second century AD, after the building of Hadrian's Wall. A young Roman officer, Marcus Aquila, is trying to discover the truth about the disappearance of his father's legion in northern Britain.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014085
- Title
- The Eagle of the Ninth
- Author
- Sutcliff, Rosemary
- Illustrator
- C. Walter Hodges
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0140308903
- ISBN 13
- 9780140308907
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Rosemary Sutcliff Eagle of the Ninth Scotland Roman Britain Three Legions Childrens Literature Historical Fiction
Terms of Sale
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Biblio member since 2022
Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
Bricks and mortar bookshop with substantial online stock, specialising in travel and adventure books. Open by chance or appointment, most likely on weekends. Note that our online stock is stored off site, so best contact us in advance to check opening hours and arrange a viewing.
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.