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title: Argonautica, or The Quest of Jason for the Golden Fleece
 
author: Apollonius Rhodius
 
illustrator: A. Tassos
 
series: First Edition (1960)
 
condition: A clean copy in fine/excellent condition. Includes gently used, original tan slipcase. Strong binding and spine. Clean, tear-free, and stainless pages.
 
publisher: Heritage Press 
 
pages: 307
 
dimensions: 11.75 inches x 8.5 inches x 1.375 inches
 
description: Hardcover, white and red book. Bound in light gray Greek linen with a drawing of the Argo along the front cover Decorated in golden text and decor along the spine and cover. Printed on paper made in Greece with illustrations by A. Tassos based on ancient Greek models.
 
synopsis: The Argonautica is a Greek epic poem written by Apollonius Rhodius in the 3rd century BCE. The only surviving Hellenistic epic, the Argonautica tells the myth of the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts to retrieve the Golden Fleece from remote Colchis.