The Iliad of Homer, Translated Into Blank Verse by William Cullen Bryant (Two Volumes in One)
by Homer
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Company: Riverside Press. Very Good+. 1898. Hardcover. Very Good+: shows mild shelving wear to the lower extremities and a nudge to the upper corner tips; the top edge is a little dusted and the other outside edges are lightly tanned; the text pages show the expected light tanning due to aging; a former owner's not unattractive bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper; the brown-toned background field of the backstrip is ever shows a hint of mottling, but the gilt titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.15 x 1.4 inches) . Fold-Out Map. Translated by William Cullen Bryant. Pronouncing Vocabulary of Proper Names. Weight: 26.2 ounces. Brown cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip and black titles and outline at the front panel. First Published in 1870. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; xviii, 355 pp. pages .
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 57685
- Title
- The Iliad of Homer, Translated Into Blank Verse by William Cullen Bryant (Two Volumes in One)
- Author
- Homer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company: Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Ancient Greek Literature, Greek Epic Literature, Homer, Ancient Greek Texts In Translation, Ancient Greek Epic In Translation, William Cullen Bryant, Ancient Greek Classics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Greek and Latin Classics;
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Oregon City, Oregon
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