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Illustrated Odyssey
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 45585293-6
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The Illustrated Odyssey
Seller: The Parnassus BookShop, Newport, WA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 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. Seller Inventory # 020864