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GOD, MAN & EPIC POETRY; A Study in Comparative Literature
by Routh, H. V
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1927. First Edition. Red cloth. Very good. 8vos, 2 vols, red cloth, 231 & 283 pages. Very Scarce and important study. Two-volume set: Vol. 1: Classical; Vol. 2: Medieval. Red cloth bound boards with slight rubbing. Pages clean. Vol. 1 has binding cracked on front gutter but rest of binding is tight. Vol. 2 in fine shape.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60
- Title
- GOD, MAN & EPIC POETRY; A Study in Comparative Literature
- Author
- Routh, H. V
- Format/Binding
- Red cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- Literature, comparative, ancient, epic, Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, classics
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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