Renault, Mary — The King Must Die

Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd. London, 1958. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Blue Cloth). Very Good Condition/Poor. Theseus, the boy-king of Eleuisis, is ritually preordained to die after one year of marriage to the sacred Queen, but he defies the Gods' decree and claims his inheritance - the throne of Athens. His friends are the young men and maidens, slaves of the Gods, chosen for death in the Bull Dance. His fabled enemy is the monstrous, half-man, half-bull, Minotaur, devourer of sacrificial human flesh. In her classic re-creation of a myth so powerful that its impact has survived down the centuries, Mary Renault has brought to life the world of ancient Greece. For here is the true Atlantis legend, with its culmination in the terrible, fateful destruction of the great Labyrinth, the palace of the house of Minos. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. vii + 373. Dust Jacket intact with flaps, but lacking spine & fairly worn, now in archive acetate film protection. Extensive ink-written notes to front end-paper. Gilt titles spine. Includes select bibliography. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Historical Fiction; Ancient Greece; Novels; Myths, Legends & Folklore. Inventory No: 5108.