The Eagles Depart - first US edition

by John Gloag

Second in a trilogy of novels about Roman Britain, this is the story of Marcus Geladius, whose Roman father and native British mother were killed by Irish raiders when he was a child. He rose to the command of the XXth Legion, the Valeria Victrix without becoming involved in the hazardous power politics of the times.

Part of a collected three-book set.

Book has reddish-brown boards with the title stamped in black on the spine. Clean inside and out, with sharp corners; very light wear to edges of boards.

Jacket is in NF condition, price intact at $7.25.