The Adventures of Ulysses
by Lamb, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Groombridge and Sons, 1857. Full-Leather. Very Good +. Lamb's version of The Odyssey, designed to give more rapidity to the Narration, giving it more of an air of Romance and making it attractive to younger readers. Handsomely bound in Green Morroco Full-Leather binding, having 5 Raised Bands to spine. Gilt title on Red leather ground in 2nd compartment, with bright Gilt decoration filling the others. Bright Gilt Decorative Border on front and back, on board edges, and inside border. Top page edges Gilt. Frontis has an Engraved illustration "Ulysses passing the Island of the Sirens." Title page has a Vignette of a Monogram. 120 pages + publisher's adverts. 6 3/4" Tall, 240g. From the Library of Herbert Grant Smith, his illustrated Bookplate is on the endpaper. Small spots of foxing on endpapers. A few larger but very light spots on frontis & title page. No inscriptions. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018698
- Title
- The Adventures of Ulysses
- Author
- Lamb, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Groombridge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1857
- Keywords
- ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS/CLASSICS/LAMB'S WORKS/FOLKLORE & LEGEND/GREEK MYTHS/ODYSSEUS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics;
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About the Seller
Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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- Vignette
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- Bookplate
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- Raised Band(s)
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- Title Page
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