New York, NY: Sheed And Ward. 1953. Hardcover. First Edition (1953) , unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with Sheed & Ward's customary practice. Very Good: shows just a touch of wear to the outside edges of the boards; mild rubbing, mainly to the rear panel; the expected faint tanning to the text pages; a former owner's name and date at the front free endpaper; the binding is square and remains quite secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A handsome, carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and minor flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.75 x 5.75 x 0.85 inches) . Ix, 310 pages. Index. Language: English. Weight: 17.5 ounces. Blue cloth over boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. Hardback: Lacks DJ. .

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Seller: Black Cat Hill Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 56159
Title: The Life and Work of Sophocles
Author: F. J. H. Letters
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Sheed And Ward
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1953
Keywords: Classics, Ancient, Greek, Morality, Values, Ancient, Greek, Tragedy, Ancient
Bookseller catalogs: Greek and Latin Classics;

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Marginalia: Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
Remainder: Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
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...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...