Published by LANCER BOOKS
Seller: Richard's Books, Boise, ID, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 1968 EDITION. PURPLE PICTORIAL COVER HAS CREASING AND SHELF WEAR. 254 PAGE TEXT HAS LIGHT WEAR. FANTASY. 4.25'' X 7''. WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.
Language: English
Published by Lancer (Easy Eye Edition # 8), NYC, 1968
Seller: Brothertown Books, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Frazetta (illustrator). This is the 1968 Lancer Large Type (Easy Eye) Reprint of "The Reign of Wizardry" by Jack Williamson. Originally published in 1940, Williamson completely reinvented Mediterranean history and mythology - the ancient world of Crete, Minos, and Greece, into something never imagined by historians of the ancient past -- "The magic of the Dark One enslaved the world -- Theseus alone stood against it!" From the cover blurb: "THE WALLS OF SORCERY -- Before the glory of Greece, Crete ruled the known world - and kept it enslaved by black magic. The evil of Minos held sway, protected by the three unconquerable walls . First there is the fleet, that they call the wooden wall. Then there is a giant of living brass - he is the second wall. Then there is another barrier about the power of Minos: THE WALL OF WIZARDRY ! Theseus, the tall Achean - the man they called Captain Firebrand - vowed to scale and destroy all three, and to rid the world of the evil yoke of Minos. But Minos had other defenses besides the three walls - and many ways to attack, as well." This is classic Sword and Sorcery! SERIES : Easy Eye (Large Type Series) TITLE : The Reign of Wizardry AUTHOR : Jack Williamson (John Stewart Williamson (1908 - 2006) IMPRINT : Lancer Books ( 73-748) PLACE : New York DATE : (1968) EDITION : Reprint COVER ART : Portion of a Frazetta picture titled "Reign of Wizardry" STATUS : OP PHYSICAL DETAILS : Mass MarketPaperback; 254 pages plus 2 pages of publisher's promotional text; bound-in is a postcard ad for accounting careers (paperbacks, back in the day, frequently had such bound-in ads fro a great variety of things. Such ads helped to finance the publisher.) approx. 4 1/8" x 7"; pictorial wraps, glued. CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book which remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR -- No creasing to spine; a bit of mild nicking to cover edges; cover surfaces have modest surface rub , else bright and clean. BINDING -- Solid - tight INTERIOR -- Clean and free of marking.
Taschenbuch. Condition: Gebraucht - Gut. Gebrauchsspuren am Einband. Seiten gut erhalten.