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ARISTOPHANES: THE ELEVEN COMEDIES NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME LITERALLY AND COMPLETELY TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK TONGUE INTO ENGLISH
by Aristophanes
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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New Castle, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for the Athenian Society, 1912. full vellum boards, gilt on spine, top edge gilt. large 8vo. full vellum boards, gilt on spine, top edge gilt. 392, 476 pages. With translator's foreword, an introduction to each comedy and elucidatory notes. First edition, of which this set is one of 25 numbered copies printed on Japanese Vellum not offered for sale solely for members of the Club, of which this is number '1'. Volume one has minor bumps to spine ends. A significant bump to lower corner of both the front and rear boards. Volume two has some moderate wear to the head of the spine and minor wear to the tail of the spine. Age darkening to the spines of both volumes. Minor soiling to covers. Bookplate of Edward A. Woods on front pastedown of both volumes. Private library sticker to lower edge of front boards to both volumes. Table of contents. Index at rear of both volumes. Extremely scarce edition.
Synopsis
A brand-new translation of the world's greatest satirist. With a signature style that is at once bawdy and delicate, as well as a fearless penchant for lampooning the rich and powerful, Aristophanes remains arguably the finest satirist of all time. Collected here are all 11 of his surviving plays-newly translated by the distinguished poet and translator Paul Roche.
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- Bookseller
- Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 137580
- Title
- ARISTOPHANES: THE ELEVEN COMEDIES NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME LITERALLY AND COMPLETELY TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK TONGUE INTO ENGLISH
- Author
- Aristophanes
- Format/Binding
- Full vellum boards, gilt on spine, top edge gilt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for the Athenian Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
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New Castle, Delaware
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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