The Odysses of Homer Translated According to the Greek Volume II
by George Chapman
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Clevedon, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
lONDON: J. M. Dent, 1907. 3rd Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5_ - 6_" tall. 3rd Edition. In green lamb's leather boards, tanned around edges with slight edge wear. Front board embossed with gilt owl motif. Spine is tanned and worn at joints, ends frayed, small split in top front joint, extending to inside hinge, otherwise binding is good. Front and rear free end-papers are tanned. There is a tissue guard for the frontispiece. There are a few foxing spots to prelims and end pages. Top edge is guilt, fore- and tail-edges slightly tanned. Text block in clean condition. Ribbon marker intact but frayed at end. A very nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Clevedon Community Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42755
- Title
- The Odysses of Homer Translated According to the Greek Volume II
- Author
- George Chapman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent
- Place of Publication
- lONDON
- Date Published
- 1907
- Pages
- 302
- Size
- 16mo - over 5_ - 6_" tall
- Keywords
- CL
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About the Seller
Clevedon Community Bookshop
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Clevedon, Somerset
About Clevedon Community Bookshop
Clevedon Community Bookshop, co-operatively owned, opened on 31 December 2011 and now has a general stock of approximately 20,000 books. Our bookshop in Copse Road is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11.00am to 4.00pm. The co-operative comprises just over 600 members from around the world and was set up to stop the only second-hand bookshop in our town from closing. The benefit of being a member/shareholder is only social: no-one benefits financially. All profits are used to improve the bookshop and its stock, and, through events, to contribute to the literacy and literary profile of our town. The Bookshop Manager has fifteen years' experience in second-hand bookselling. Email us if you would like to join our co-operative and thus jointly own our bookshop with us.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
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- 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...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
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