Heroes

London : Fourth Estate, 2004. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 604 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 20 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Heroes ; Biography. Heroes… Read more about this item

Published by Fourth Estate, 2004. 1st edition.. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Saviours, Traitors and Supermen. Beginning beneath the walls of Troy, ending in 1930s Europe when the cult of the hero was turning politically lethal, this is a book about mortality and dictatorship, about money and sorcery, about seduction and… Read more about this item

Harper Collins Publishers, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Publication of 604 pages. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed. The boards are in good condition. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are immaculately clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented… Read more about this item

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Like New.

GB: Fourth Estate, 2004. Book and dustwrapper/dustjacket are in nearly fine condition with only slightest signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAL RATES APPLY GB £5. Packed weight. 1050g.. 1st Edition. Hardback. nrFine/nrFine DW.

Fourth Estate 2004,. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1857026802 1st edition, hardback, large 8vo, 604pp, illustrated, pages browning, otherweise clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper (not price-clipped). ISBN: 1857026802 .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher/A Division of Random House, Inc., 2004. 1st American Edition/1st Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Archive Holdings, Inc./Getty Images (Jacket Photo); Peter Mendelsund (Jacket Design); Jerry Bauer (Author Photo). 496 pp. Stated first printing of the first American edition! Over-sized and/or… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A Knopf. 2004. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket. Dustjacket now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with colour and black & white plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 496 pages. Heroes, Saviours, Traitors and Supermen-… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Larger 8vo. pp. 3 496.""Beginning beneath the walls of Troy and culminating in 1930s Europe, a magisterial exploration of the nature of heroism in Western civilization. Our need for heroes is a timeless phenomenon; from ancient Greece to September 11, we have always looked… Read more about this item

Knopf, 2005-09-12. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 6x1x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light wear. Clean, unmarked pages. <br> A study of heroism and of hero worship throughout history ranges from the ancient Trojan war to the twentieth century.

(Subject: Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…) The author explores the ancient but politically potent phenomenon of hero-worship through the careers of eight extraordinary men: Achilles; Alcibiades; Cato; El Cid; Francis Drake; Wallenstein; Garibaldi and Odysseus. (Published: 2004) (Publisher: Fourth Estate) (ISBN: 9781857026801) (Pagination: 604pp. illustrations) (Condition: Some marks on top edge. Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

London, UK: Fourth Estate, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Printed & bound in Great Britain. First Edition per complete number line. Hardcover in very good condition. Black boards with gold colored spine lettering. Rust red endpapers. Text block clean & tight, no writing, no markings noted. Contains four sections (eight pages each) of… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Knopf, 2005. Hardback in near fine condition with very good plus dust jacket. Bit of yellowing to edges of jacket. First American edition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Knopf, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf, 2005-09-13. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover. Very good. Very good DJ. Minor shelf wear to boards and DJ. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent booksellers. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.

4th Estate. Used - Very Good. 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

HarperCollins Publishers, 2004. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Viking, 2005-01-01. First Edition. HARDCOVER. Fine/Near Fine. 9x6x1. We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! Canadian first edition, first printing. Contains number line 1 2 3… Read more about this item

New York: Knopf, 2004. hardcover. fine/fine. Some black & white and color illustrations. 401 pages. Tall 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Knopf, (2004). Fine.<br/><br/>