The Aeneid
by Virgil; Fitzgerald, Robert (trans)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679729526
- ISBN 13
- 9780679729525
- Seller
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South Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1983 First Edition (stated) First Printing (full # line) in original $20.00-priced dust jacket, no markings, NOT ex-lib, binding tight pages bright, jacket shows only slight rubbing, else Fine (dj in mylar protector); 8vo; 403pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
Synopsis
Robert Fagles's translations of both the Iliad and Odyssey have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and become the standard translations of our era. Now, his stunning modern verse translation of Virgil's Aeneid is poised to do the same. This beautifully produced edition of the Aeneid will be eagerly sought by readers desiring to complete their Fagles collection—and the attention it receives will stimulate even greater interest in his translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nighttown Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32934
- Title
- The Aeneid
- Author
- Virgil; Fitzgerald, Robert (trans)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679729526
- ISBN 13
- 9780679729525
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Virgil; Fitzgerald, Robert (trans) The Aeneid
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- First Edition
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- Tight
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