Helen of Troy; Goddess, Princess, Whore, by Bettany Hughes, first edition, 2005

Helen of Troy; Goddess, Princess, Whore, by Bettany Hughes.

Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. No signature, but he had made an annotation at the rear in which he describes the author's writing style as 'luxuriant' and with 'occasional sharp phrase'. Please see our other listings for related works.

Published by Johnathan Cape, London, 2005. First edition.

A near fine burgundy cloth hardback with gilt to spine. Text is clean and bright with mild age toning to page edges. Soundly bound. Dustjacket is very good with slight wear to edges. Publisher's sticker to front. Not price clipped.

xxxvii + 458pp + Plates. Text in English.

Weight approximately 952g unpacked.

Dimensions: Approximately 240mm high x 162mm wide x 45mm deep.