The Odyssey of Homer
by Palmer, George Herbert (Translator); Wyeth, N.C. (Illustrator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press. Hardcover. Very good. Undated early reprint, copyright 1929. 10.25" x 7.5", 314 pp, with 16 color plates. Bound in bright red cloth with gilt decoration, illustrated endpapers. Very light rubbing to extremities, light bump to one corner, small tear to margin of one page (Preface), light soiling to lower margin on one plate, not affecting image. Overall a very attractive copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23339
- Title
- The Odyssey of Homer
- Author
- Palmer, George Herbert (Translator); Wyeth, N.C. (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Riverside Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...