Oedipus The King. The Greek Text translated Into English Verse by Francis Storr. With An Introduction by Thornton Wilder. Illustrated With Wood Engravings by Demetrios Galanis.
by Sophocles, about 496 to about 406 BC
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Ancient World 1574 Sophocles, about 496 to about 406 BC. Oedipus The King. The Greek Text translated Into English Verse by Francis Storr. With An Introduction by Thornton Wilder. Illustrated With Wood Engravings by Demetrios Galanis. New York: Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club by Joh. Enschedé, Haarlem, 1955, 161p, illus.. Illustrated with wood-engravings in color by Demetrios Galanis; designed by Jan van Krimpen; printed by Joh. Enschede en Zonen; the Greek test set in monotype Antigone, the English in monotype Romulus; Pannekoek special paper; bound by J. Brandt & Zoon in full black buckram, stamped with lettering by Mr. van Krimpen in gold, and with a design by Mr. Galanis in white and terra-cotta. 4to. 8 x 12 inches. Of a total edition of 1500 copies signed by the artist on the colophon page, this is #354. Fine book. Slip case is present but has some wear to tip of bottom corner and top corner, very good thus. $65.00
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- Ancient World 1574
- Title
- Oedipus The King. The Greek Text translated Into English Verse by Francis Storr. With An Introduction by Thornton Wilder. Illustrated With Wood Engravings by Demetrios Galanis.
- Author
- Sophocles, about 496 to about 406 BC
- Illustrator
- Demetrios Galanis.
- Format/Binding
- Fine
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club by Joh. Enschedé, Haarlem,
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955,
- Pages
- 161
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Ancient World, Greece, Greek Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ancient World; Theatre and Drama; Greece, History and Literature; Greek literature; Limited Editions Club;
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