AENEID, THE
by Virgil [Maro, Publius Vergilius]/Dryden, John (Translator/Introduction)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Heritage Press, 1944. 398 pp. Original dark brown cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Beautiful raised design of a woman on front cover. Binding very bright and clean. Light foxing to edges of text block. Comes in original decorative slipcase, which is splitting at edges. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents nice.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Carlotta Petrina. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Synopsis
Robert Fagles's translations of both the Iliad and Odyssey have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and become the standard translations of our era. Now, his stunning modern verse translation of Virgil's Aeneid is poised to do the same. This beautifully produced edition of the Aeneid will be eagerly sought by readers desiring to complete their Fagles collection—and the attention it receives will stimulate even greater interest in his translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8007
- Title
- AENEID, THE
- Author
- Virgil [Maro, Publius Vergilius]/Dryden, John (Translator/Introduction)
- Illustrator
- Carlotta Petrina
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- LITERATURE FICTION GENERAL EPIC POETRY POEMS POETS LEGENDARY CHARACTER AENEAS LEGENDS ROME ANCIENT HISTORY POETIC WORKS POETICAL WORKS LITERARY WORKS ILLUSTRATED PETRINA CARLOTTA AUTHORS MARO PUBLIUS VERGILIUS VIRGIL 70 B. C. 19 BC
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literature/Poetry; Ancient History;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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