Alter, Robert : The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary
by Alter, Robert
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- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- ISBN 10
- 0393337049
- ISBN 13
- 9780393337044
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About This Item
New York: W.W. Norton, 2009. First paperback. softcover. Very good. Alter, Robert : The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary. New York : W.W. Norton, 2009. First paperback printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.25"/21cm H. Bound in publisher's matte color paper wrappers glued to text block. Deckle edge paperback. Front and back covers extend into fold-over page markers. xl pp prelim material, 518 numbered pp, two unnumbered following, one with author bio, the second blank. Extensive introductory material on e.g. historical contexts and challenges of translating Book of Psalms; notes on transliteration; further reading. Condition notes: Pages clean and binding tight; no notes or highlighting. Moderate wear/soiling to cover, no tears. Quite a nice, solid reading copy. We personally inspect every book we offer.
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- Bookseller
- Furrowed Brow Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1850
- Title
- Alter, Robert : The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary
- Author
- Alter, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First paperback
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0393337049
- ISBN 13
- 9780393337044
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Bookseller catalogs
- Christianity;
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Dealer discount of 20%; we simply ask that you reciprocate with a discount of 20%.
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- Deckle edge
- Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making...
- Reading Copy
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- Text Block
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...