Click for full-size.
The Death of Virgil
by Broch, Hermann
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Ridgewood, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Pantheon Books, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First printing of this modernist high point, an evocative reimagining of the final hours in the life of the Roman poet Virgil. This English-language translation by Jean Star Untermeyer preceded by a year the publication of the German edition. First edition. Octavo (9.25 x 6.25 in.);493pp.; black and orange cloth boards, in dust jacket. Moderate shelfwer and some light soiling to boards and spine ends. Light bumping to board corners and top corner of textblock. Mild toning to edges of textblock. In an unclipped ("$5.50") jacket with chips at spine corners and tips, weakening and wear along hinges, partial splitting to bottom 1/3 of front flap hinge, and general soiling and toning. A very good copy in a good (+) jacket, still reasonably presentable.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Dividing Line Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001620
- Title
- The Death of Virgil
- Author
- Broch, Hermann
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1945
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Dividing Line Books
Dividing Line Books treats every order according to strict professional standards. All books are guaranteed as described and returnable for free within 30 days for any reason. If you have any questions about an item, please get in touch. We are happy to field inquiries of any nature, and will usually respond within 24 hours with additional photos, condition or bibliographic details, etc.
All books ship free with tracking to domestic addresses via USPS Media Mail. In most cases, delivery takes place within a three to ten day window, although the vicissitudes of USPS may apply. Unless otherwise requested, expedited domestic purchases ship via USPS Priority Mail; overseas orders via USPS First Class International. Heavy or oversized books may incur additional shipping charges, as may books shipped to overseas destinations. Any additional charges required will be communicated promptly.
We take safe shipping very seriously; all of our books are packaged in new cardboard boxes amply cushioned with biodegradable packing peanuts. Pamphlets and other flat materials items are ocassionally shipped in bubble-mailers with internal cardboard supports. All books with dust jackets are fitted with brand new archival protectors prior to shipping.
About the Seller
Dividing Line Books
Biblio member since 2016
Ridgewood, New York
About Dividing Line Books
Dividing Line Books offers interesting and rare books in the fields of modern literature and counterculture, with developing specialties in artists' books, the psychedelic movement, and other avant-garde streams of the 20th century and beyond. Member IOBA.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Frequently asked questions
May the Fourth Be With You!
As the Star Wars franchise continues to grow, change, and churn out money-making film after film now under the control of Disney, we can bet that the desire to own Star Wars collectibles will also continue to grow. Check out our gallery of goodies from a galaxy far, far away...
Bob Dylan - 2016 Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
From the first screech of his electric guitar upsetting musicians at a folk festival to his writing and paintings, Bob Dylan has risen to become a seminal force in American popular culture. In 2016, he was recognized by the Nobel Committee. Learn more about his creations...
