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Article by Tom Severin "Sailing in Jason's Wake" (pp. 406-421) Book
Reconstruction of the Argo and of her voyage under sail and oar from Greece to Colchis (Georgia) - an exciting quest,with illustrations. Book
Reconstruction of the Argo and of her voyage under sail and oar from Greece to Colchis (Georgia) - an exciting quest,with illustrations.262p.plates.illus. maps. Book
313 p. 8vo. 230 mm. Illustrated DJ. A wonderful history in the American Trails Series, Edited by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. Original full cloth binding. Hardbound. Very Good. First edition. Argonauts was a common name for those who came to seek their fortunes during the famous gold rush. The miners who made the tough and arduous journey west to California by land and sea, were nicknamed "Argonauts" because they too were adventurers on a quest for gold like the heroes of myth = Jason and his crew in quest of the Golden Fleece. W11
In this magnificent epic poem, John Gardner renders his interpretation of the ancient story of Jason and Medeia. Confined in the palace of King Creon, and longing to return to his rightful kingdom Iolcus, Jason asks his wife, the sorceress Medeia, to use her powers of enchantment to destroy the tryrant King Pelias. Out of love she acquiesces, only to find that upon her return Jason has replaced her with King Creon's beautiful daughter, Glauce.354p. Shadow of a sticker inside front cover. Book
Reconstruction of the Argo and of her voyage under sail and oar from Greece to Colchis (Georgia) - an exciting quest,with illustrations. 262p.plates.illus. maps. Book
28p. Title page printed in orange and black. Thin 8vo. Original paper binding, lettered in orange. Binding soiled. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 345 of only 1000 copies. A remarkable account describing: the crossing of the Isthmus of Panama; the voyage to San Francisco; trips to Sacramento City; Sutter's Fort; life in the mines; lawlessness; & etc. Though the binding is a bit soiled and stained, the text is bright and clean. ** . PRESS/W33
Book illustrating the BBC TV documentary that examinaed places associated woth Myths & Legends such as : The Search for Shangri-La, Jason and the Golden Fleece, The Queen of Sheba, Arthur: The Once and Future King, 272p. illus. bibliography.index Book
Bordeaux, Feret et fils 1930. Grand in-8 broché, 82 pages. Non coupé. Bibliothèque des Universités du midi, fascicule XIX bis.
Story based on the legend of Jason & the Golden Fleece 381p. Donor inscripton, else almost as new. Book
Five pages of photos, most in colour, of Pierre and Margaret Trudeau and their wedding; Don't Cry, There's Still Richard Hatfield - The bachelor premier of New Brunswick is young and handsome and drives a Cougar - he also has lots of money and likes discotheques (for those women upset that Pierre Trudeau is now off the market); Maggie Grant; Gorgeous fashion photos of Scrunchable Hats; CBC's International Shortwave Radio Service in Sackville, New Brunswick; The Great Jim Stillwagon Steal - Green Bay Packers fumble, Toronto Argonauts recover, and Canadian football (CFL) comes up with the finest young lineman in America; William Ready brings the Bertrand Russell Papers - more than 200,000 books, letters, photos, manuscripts and love letters - to Hamilton, Ontario's McMaster University; Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Large oblong format in paper-covered boards with red cloth spine shows wear and stains. 15 3/4"w x 11 7/8"h. Asmus Jacob Carstens' drawings of the Argonauts are reproduced here in eleven etchings and 13 collotypes, along with a likeness of Carstens, by J.A. Koch. Plates are printed heavy creamy paper on one side of page only, with some foxing to pages, which are in Very Good condition. Twenty-four pages of introductory text in German with descriptions of each plate.