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Size: Folio. Binding is red cloth with gold lettering on the spine and front and back covers illustrated. Book has a grey slipcase. This is the trilogy of plays, the Oresteia, written by Aeschylus and first performed in Athens in 458 BC. The three plays are "Agamemnon, " "The Libation-Bearers, " and "The Furies. " Beautiful b/w illustrations throughout the text. Lovely edition of this important Classical Greek trilogy in very fine condition.
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- PublisherThe Heritage Press
- Publication date1961
- ISBN 10 1299483720
- ISBN 13 9781299483729
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages176
- IllustratorMichael Ayrton
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Michael Ayrton (illustrator). Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.7. Seller Inventory # G1299483720I3N01
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Michael Ayrton (illustrator). 1961 hardback no marks and is in good conditionAND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing. PLEASE NOTE OVER SEAS BUYERS if the book extra large or heavy there will be additional postage due to the new US Postage rates. Seller Inventory # 140921015EXC
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Aeschylus: Oresteia
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Michael Ayrton (illustrator). Hardback book in good condition, but missing dust jacket if issued one. Some very light shelf wear, otherwise a good clean copy. Seller Inventory # O1BEONB226130092272
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The Oresteia: Agamemnon; The Libation-Bearers; The Furies (The Heritage Press)
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Book Description Large Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Michael Ayrton (illustrator). Reissue. Includes publisher's slipcase, lacks Sandglass insert. Slipcase edges toned, spine faded. 1961 Large Hardcover. Translated from the Greek by E.D.A. Morshead, with an introduction by Rex Warner. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton. In the 'Oresteia' - the only trilogy in Greek drama which survives from antiquity - Aeschylus took as his subject the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. Moving from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized institution, its spirit of struggle and regeneration is eternal. Seller Inventory # 2331421
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Book Description Large Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Michael Ayrton (illustrator). Reissue. Includes publisher's slipcase, lacks Sandglass insert. Spine faded, slipcase edges toned. 1961 Large Hardcover. In the "Oresteia" - the only trilogy in Greek drama which survives from antiquity - Aeschylus took as his subject the bloody chain of murder and revenge within the royal family of Argos. Moving from darkness to light, from rage to self-governance, from primitive ritual to civilized institution, its spirit of struggle and regeneration is eternal. Seller Inventory # 2274057
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