The Iliad and The Odyssey [Two-volume set]
by Homer
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
-
Livingston, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Avon, CT: Heritage Press, 1970. Hardcover. Near fine. Quarto (27 cm), pp. 478, 358. Red cloth (Iliad) and blue cloth (Odyssey) with gilt spine titling and illustration. Mustard yellow slipcases. Yellow publisher's stain to top edges. Translated by Alexander Pope and illustrated by John Flaxman. Sandglass, publisher's newsletter, laid-in. No jacket, as issued. Very slight bumping to spine ends, minor staining and wear to slipcases, else fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Elk River Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37827
- Title
- The Iliad and The Odyssey [Two-volume set]
- Author
- Homer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- Avon, CT
- Date Published
- 1970
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About the Seller
Elk River Books
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Livingston, Montana
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