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THE ILIAD
by Homer
- Used
- Condition
- Spine with just a little of the usual darkening, a rather nice copy in the original slipcase
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1931. Limited to 925 copies for England and 525 for the U.S. (this no. 1281). Spine with just a little of the usual darkening, a rather nice copy in the original slipcase. Limited to 925 copies for England and 525 for the U.S. (this no. 1281). Quarto. 925p. Bound in full niger morocco with marbled endpapers and cloth reinforced inner joints, gilt spine titles and double rules around the covers, t.e.g., bottom and fore-edge untrimmed. Printed by Johannes Enschede en Zonen in Monotype Cochin and Jan van Krimpen's Antigone Greek on Pannekoek mould-made paper. Text in Greek and English. Dreyfus 72.
Synopsis
Dating to the ninth century BC, Homer’s timeless poem still vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions and battling amidst devastation and destruction, as it moves inexorably to the wrenching, tragic conclusion of the Trojan War. Renowned classicist Bernard Knox observes in his superb Introduction that although the violence of the Iliad is grim and relentless, it coexists with both images of civilized life and a poignant yearning for peace. Combining the skills of a poet and scholar, Robert Fagles brings the energy of contemporary language to this enduring heroic epic. He maintains the drive and metric music of Homer’s poetry, and evokes the impact and nuance of the Iliad ’s mesmerizing repeated phrases in what Peter Levi calls “an astonishing performance.”
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- Bookseller
- First Folio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21517
- Title
- THE ILIAD
- Author
- Homer
- Book Condition
- Used - Spine with just a little of the usual darkening, a rather nice copy in the original slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited to 925 copies for England and 525 for the U.S. (this no.
- Publisher
- The Nonesuch Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
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- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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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