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THE ILIAD OF HOMER With 5 Pages of MANUSCRIPT and 2 Pages of Corrected Page Proofs
de (BRYANT, William Cullen) HOMER
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Light rubbing to bindings. Near Fine
- Librería
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Boston: Fields, Osgood, & Co., 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Light rubbing to bindings. Near Fine. Two quarto (7" x 9-3/4") volumes in contemporary half brown morocco leather with marbled boards and matching corners, spines with gilt lettering and decorations, marbled endpapers; [2], [xx], 398; [viii], 426 pages. Bound for politician and newspaper editor Whitelaw Reid, with his name stamped in gilt on the base of the spines. Reid corresponded with many major figures of the 19th century including Bryant who was a long-time editor of the NEW YORK EVENING POST. Blank verse translation of THE ILIAD by Bryant. Tipped in to the first volume opposite the corresponding printed pages are 2 pages of Proofs corrected in Bryant's hand. Tipped in and laid loosely in the second volume are 5 pages of MANUSCRIPT on 2 sheets. The larger sheet, tipped in, contains the text for the last 7 pages of Book V of the printed text. The loose sheet contains lines from Book XVI beginning "He spake, and mingled in the hard-fought fray." All told, approximately 1000 words in Bryant's hand of his important translation of this Greek classic.
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- Librería
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 021034
- Título
- THE ILIAD OF HOMER With 5 Pages of MANUSCRIPT and 2 Pages of Corrected Page Proofs
- Autor
- (BRYANT, William Cullen) HOMER
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Light rubbing to bindings. Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Fields, Osgood, & Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- Boston
- Fecha de publicación
- 1870
- Palabras clave
- William Cullen Bryant, Manuscript, Literary Autographs, 19th Century American Literature, 19th Century Literature, Classics, Homer
- Catálogos del vendedor
- 19th Century American Literature; Manuscript;
Términos de venta
Charles Agvent
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Sobre el vendedor
Charles Agvent
Miembro de Biblio desde 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
Sobre Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Marbled boards
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
