OEDIPUS
London: The Bodley Head, 1964. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo (8" x 5 1/2"), blue cloth with silver lettering on spine, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) designed by Charles Raymond after a paleolithic carving of two men fighting discovered in the Italian Alps, 317 pages. Fine / Near Fine. Item #2657
Completes Treece's Mycenaean Greek trilogy: Jason (1961), Electra (1963: US title, The Amber Princess); and the US edition of Oedipus was retitled as The Eagle King.
Henry Treece (1911 – 1966) was a British poet and writer who also worked as a teacher and editor. He wrote a large range of poetry, short stories, and historical novels for children and adults.
Slight soil to the bright and near-perfect dust jacket.
Price: $95.00