London: Book Club Associatea, 1979. 1979 1st thus HB, Ex-Lib, orange boards in pictorial DJ, VG/G+, 290pp, plus list of principle characters. One of a series of self-contained novels set in Ancient Greece. This is the life story of Simonides, who lived in sixth century Greece during the time of tyrants, the Persian Wars, and a great flowering of the arts. General rubbing, creasing to edges of unclipped DJ, book has slight lean to spine, a tape scar to fr cover, inside has usual library distinctions, o/w a crisp ex-lib copy. 490g when packed.. First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.