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Prometheus Bound
by Aeschylus; Translated into English rhyming verse with introduction and notes by Gilbert Murray
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No jacket
- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$23.07A$17.30
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About This Item
Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus, translated into English rhyming verse with introduction and notes by Gilbert Murray. Hardback, 1931, first edition thus, published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 80 pages.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 5/8" by 4 7/8" by 5/8". No dust jacket. Ex-library book with typical markings, Brown cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine. Light discolouration to spine. A little scuffing and marking but clean. Small signs of shelf-wear. Binding firm. Page edges speckled, a little browned, scuffed and marked but reasonably clean. Aside from library markings, page surfaces quite clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. Rear endpaper appears to have been removed. See pictures for further information.
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- Seller
- GN Books and Prints
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- Seller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-585
- Title
- Prometheus Bound
- Author
- Aeschylus; Translated into English rhyming verse with introduction and notes by Gilbert Murray
- Format/Binding
- Hardback, cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Pages
- 80
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
GN Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
About GN Books and Prints
Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
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