The Aeneid
by Virgil
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
-
Kingscliff, New South Wales, Australia
Item Price
£15.61£11.71
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. Fine. 1982. Hardcover. A few light spots to top edge ; Original quarter faux leather, gilt decorated cloth. All edges gilt ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 426 pages .
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.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Haymes & Co. (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B3755
- Title
- The Aeneid
- Author
- Virgil
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Literature, Bindings
Terms of Sale
Haymes & Co.
Al l books are sold as complete or as otherwise described. Any item found to be not as described may be returned within 7 days of purchase.
About the Seller
Haymes & Co.
Biblio member since 2022
Kingscliff, New South Wales
About Haymes & Co.
Haymes & Co. are 6th generation antiquarian booksellers. Our foundations trace back to Rotterdam, Holland, in the early 19th century.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...