The Eagle of the Ninth
by Rosemary Sutcliff
- Used
- Good
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0192720082
- ISBN 13
- 9780192720085
- Seller
-
Champaign, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
OUP Oxford, January 1970. Trade . Good. Good Softcover. Moderate soiling and shelfwear to covers. Spine has creasing. Textblock mildly soiled. Half-title page stamped. Pages yellowed, but clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.
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
- Jane Addams Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 260408
- Title
- The Eagle of the Ninth
- Author
- Rosemary Sutcliff
- Format/Binding
- Trade
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0192720082
- ISBN 13
- 9780192720085
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- January 1970
- Pages
- 256
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Jane Addams Book Shop
Biblio member since 2010
Champaign, Illinois
About Jane Addams Book Shop
We are a locally owned, independent bookstore that has been in business for more than twenty-five years. With more than 70,000 titles in our shop we have a number of very well-stocked sections that span fifteen separate rooms on three floors.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.