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THE AENEID
de Virgil
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Fine/No Jacket
- Librería
-
UPLAND, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
THE AENEID is an epic poem written by Virgil about 20 BC. Published by the Easton Press in 1979 in Norwalk, Connecticut. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine condition, no jacket, as issued. Quarto, 9 ¾" tall. Illustrated by Carlotta Petrina. Full dark brown leather with gilt ornaments on front & back cover, gilt title & ornaments to spine, with 4 raised bands, light brown ribbon page marker and light brown moire endpapers. Smyth sewn binding, all edges gilt, no markings or bookplates. Pages are bright and fresh, textblock is tight. This book is from the Easton Press' "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" collection. A handsome book in Fine condition. Collector's edition. Suitable as a gift.
Sinopsis
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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Detalles
- Librería
- Cedar Tree Antiques
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 115414
- Título
- THE AENEID
- Autor
- Virgil
- Ilustrador
- Carlotta Petrina
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Thus
- Editorial
- Easton Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Norwalk, CT
- Fecha de publicación
- 1979
- Páginas
- 397
- Tamaño
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Ancient, Classical & Medieval
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Cedar Tree Antiques
Miembro de Biblio desde 2022
UPLAND, California
Sobre Cedar Tree Antiques
Cedar Tree Antiques has been selling art, antiques and books since 1992, throughout Southern California.
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- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
