Owls to Athens - first US edition

by H. N. Turteltaub

Fourth in his series of books about the adventures of Menedemos and Sostratos, two cousins living on the island of Rhodes shortly after the death of Alexander the Great, who once a year take their family's ship on a trading expedition around the Eastern Mediterranean. In this chapter, the two cousins, Menedemos, the man of action (and devil with the ladies) and Sostratos, the intellectual, travel to the great city of Athens, only to find themselves in the middle of a political and military crisis when the city is invaded and occupied by the forces of Demetrious, son of Antigonus, one of the successors to Alexander the Great.. There are purported to be seven novels in this series, culminating in the siege of Rhodes by Antigonos.

Book has bright red boards with the title stamped in gold on the spine. Jacket is price intact at$25.95, mylar protected, featuring the artwork of John Blackford (Written under the pseudonym of Harry Turtledove.)