Oedipus the King (Publisher series: 100 Greatest Books Ever Written.)
by Sophocles (Illustrations by Demetrios Galanis.)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
Norwalk: Easton Press 1980, Collector's Edition. (Hardcover) 159pp. Fine, no dust jacket. Brown leather decoratively stamped in gilt with raised bands on the spine. All edges gilt, moire endpapers, ribbon page marker, illustrations. Illustrations by Demetrios Galanis. Publisher series: 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Introduction by Thornton Wilder. Parallel text in Greek and English. Translated by Francis Storr. (Drama).
Synopsis
Contains Grene's 1942 translation of Oedipus Rex; also includes Grene's 1991 introduction to Sophocles I, entitled The Theban plays by Sophocles.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 158298
- Title
- Oedipus the King (Publisher series: 100 Greatest Books Ever Written.)
- Author
- Sophocles (Illustrations by Demetrios Galanis.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk
- Keywords
- Drama
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama and Theater;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2003
Winnipeg, Manitoba
About Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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