ISBN: 9780894790768 - the illustrated odyssey. (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First US Edition. Type: Hard Back First US Printing. Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition with a Good+ Dust Jacket. Designed and produced by The Rainbow Publishing Group Ltd, London, England, for A & W Publishers. Translated from Homer by E. V. Rieu. Original photographs by Tim Mercer-16 full colour plates and b/w illustrations. Introduction by Jacquetta Hawkes, the distinguished archaeologist and author who puts Odysseus' journey into its historical and geographical perspective. Binding of clean black full cloth w/ sharp and bright gilt titles on spine.The spine head is slightly sunned. Sewn binding is tight and solid. Internals pristine--clean, unmarked, double columned text, bright photographs and illustrations. Jacket is bright and clean, not price-clipped, upper corner chipped, spine head scuffed and chipped. Homer, the greatest poet of ancient Greece, recounts the adventures of Odyssey during his ten year voyage home after the fall of Troy. E. V. Rieu's translation is accompanied by more than 100 illustrations, many of which are the landscapes and seascapes that Odysseus and his companions would have seen during their travels. 255 pages 10 x 7.5 inches. A & W Publishers, New York, 1981.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. Crisp, clean pages; no owners' marks; square, secure binding, the hard cover only gently shelfworn at spine ends; dust jacket bears a few scattered pressure marks, short creases around spine ends, and lighter folding along top edges, otherwise well-kept, unclipped, now protected in a clear sleeve. 255pp. ; Photographs; Large 8vo. Illustrated by Mercer, Tim (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller.