Black Sparta (1928, first edition)

Naomi Mitchison's stories of the Greek city-state Sparta

Author

Naomi Mitchison

Publisher

Jonathan Cape, London, 1928

Printing Details

First edition, first impression. Hardback, bound in blue cloth with gilt titling to spine. 19.5 × 12.5cm, 320pp.

A collection of twelve historical short stories, interspersed with poems, focusing primarily on fifth-century B.C. Greece. Her previous books covered Ancient Rome and Athens, Black Sparta turns her attention to the militaristic society of Sparta.

Condition

A very good copy. There is foxing to the page edges and prelims but the book remains in strong readable condition.

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