Author: Alfred Duggan
Title: Elephants and Castles
Description: London, Faber and Faber, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of Alfred Duggan's brilliant novel on the life of Demetrius I Poliorcetes. The first edition, first impression.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.'Elephants and Castles' is a vivid historical fiction novel, published in the U.S. as 'Besieger of Cities&apos.The novel follows the life of Demetrius I of Macedon, who was one of the Successors after the death of Alexander the Great. Written by Alfred Duggan, a novelist known for his meticulous historical research. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with a tape repair to the reverse. Light handling marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, a couple of spots to the first and last few pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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