Ovid's Metamorphoses: the Arthur Golding Translation (1567)
by Ovid
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: MacMillan: Collier Books. Very Good. 1965. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. First Edition Thus (1965) First Printing thus, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows mild rubbing to the white background field of the self-wrapper covers; faint stress creasing to the backstrip; mild wear to the corner tips; a small, coffee-like stain near the lower front corner and a thin line of same along the bottom edge of the rear panel; a stray pencil mark to the bottom edge of the text block near the outside edge; a hint of smudging and soiling to the outside edges of same; a price has been partially rubbed out near the upper corner of the front panel; 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. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.25 x 1.25 inches). Edited, with an Introduction and Textual Notes by John Frederick Nims. Language: English. Weight: 20 ounces. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Trade Paperback. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xxxix, 461 pages. pages .
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 57619
- Title
- Ovid's Metamorphoses: the Arthur Golding Translation (1567)
- Author
- Ovid
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus; First Printing
- Publisher
- MacMillan: Collier Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- Ancient Latin Literature, Latin Epic Literature, Latin Epic, Latin Epic Poems, Ovid, Arthur Golding, Ancient Mediterranean Mythology, Greek And Roman Mythology, Greek And Roman Myth
- Bookseller catalogs
- Greek and Latin Classics;
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Oregon City, Oregon
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