Oedipus the King
by Sophocles
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Shelbyville, Indiana, United States
Item Price
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About This Item
New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1955. Book. Illus. by Demetrios Galanis. Fine. Decorative Cloth. Signed by Illustrator(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine and gilt lettering/design to the spine. This is copy #876 of 1500 in this special Limited Edition. This copy is FINE in a NEAR FINE slipcase. Illustrated. Pictorial EPs. Gift BP of William Perlberg ( 1900- 1968), noted Hollywood Producer of such award winning films as The Country Girl, State Fair, Miracle on 34th Street, among others, to Occidental College. Unmarked, crisp, and tight. Exterior is rich. Gilt is bright. Brown slipcase has a tiny nick on one corner. Otherwise, superb. Engravings by Demetrios Galanis. Designed by Jan van Krimpen at the Printing house of Joh. Enschede . SIGNED by Demetrios Galanis . Exquisite. Lovely provenance..
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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- Bookseller
- Bailey Bonzo Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002906
- Title
- Oedipus the King
- Author
- Sophocles
- Illustrator
- Demetrios Galanis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Bookseller catalogs
- Academic; poetry;
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About the Seller
Bailey Bonzo Books
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Shelbyville, Indiana
About Bailey Bonzo Books
Bailey Bonzo Books....Specializing in collectble First Editions, SIGNED copies, Science Fiction/Fantasy, and RARE copies of all kinds.
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