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Metamorphoses
by Ovid; Translated by Rolfe Humphries
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0253200016
- ISBN 13
- 9780253200013
- Seller
-
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1974. Former owner's inked name/place along upper edge of half title page; Bottom edge of textblock faintly soiled, else interior textblock is clean and tight. Moderate reading crease along the spine on the front cover, creased corners, wear to edges, faint soiling to front cover. 401pp., including index.. Seventeenth Printing. Wraps. Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Paperback.
Synopsis
The Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid is a narrative poem in fifteen books that describes the creation and history of the world. Completed in 8 AD, it has remained one of the most popular works of mythology, being the Classical work best known to medieval writers and thus having a great deal of influence on medieval poetry.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clausen Books, RMABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SB14405
- Title
- Metamorphoses
- Author
- Ovid; Translated by Rolfe Humphries
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- Seventeenth Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0253200016
- ISBN 13
- 9780253200013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Place of Publication
- Bloomington
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Literary Culture, Religion, Ancient Roman Literature, Poetry, Classical Mythology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mythology & Folklore;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
Clausen Books, RMABA
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About the Seller
Clausen Books, RMABA
Biblio member since 2006
Colorado Springs, Colorado
About Clausen Books, RMABA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
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