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Virgil's Aeneid [Harvard Classics]

Virgil's Aeneid [Harvard Classics]

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Virgil's Aeneid [Harvard Classics]

by Virgil; Translated by John Dryden

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  • Hardcover
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Red leather with gilt detailing. All edges gilt. Five raised bands, silk ribbon, and moire endpapers. Spotting and some loses to edges. Rubbing to gilt on covers, not affecting spine, but otherwise remains in attractive appearance. No previous owners' names or other markings.

Synopsis

Virgil's epic vividly recounts Aeneas's tortuous journey after the Trojan War and the struggles he faced as he lay the foundations for the greatest continental empire. Rendered into a vigorous and refined English by the most important man of letters of the seventeenth century, this translation of the Aeneid "set a new, august standard so influential as to be epochal." For his version, John Dryden drew on the deep understanding of political unrest he had acquired during the Civil Wars of 1642-51 and the Glorious Revolution of 1688.  

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Bookseller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
8274
Title
Virgil's Aeneid [Harvard Classics]
Author
Virgil; Translated by John Dryden
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Millennium Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Easton Press
Place of Publication
Norwalk
Date Published
1993
Size
8vo
Weight
0.00 lbs
Bookseller catalogs
Literature; Ancient History;

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William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA

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William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA

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About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA

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Raised Band(s)
Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Rubbing
Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....

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