Homer t e lawrence (32 resultados)
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 4th printing; 407 clean, unmarked pages; all edges gilt; unclipped dj, in mylar.
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 407 clean, unmarked pages; all edges gilt; unclipped dj.
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2nd edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; 327 p. ; 18 cm. Notes; "This impression is a reprint of the 1935 English edition" -- Back cover. "Complete and unabridged" -- Cover. Subjects; Epic poetry…, Greek. Epic poetry, Greek ; Translations into English. Epic poetry, Greek ; Translations into English. Odysseus (Greek mythology). Epic poetry. Greek poetry. 1 Kg.
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2nd edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description; 327 p. ; 18 cm. Notes; "This impression is a reprint of the 1935 English edition" -- Back cover. "Complete and unabridged" -- Cover. Subjects; Epic poetry…, Greek. Epic poetry, Greek ; Translations into English. Epic poetry, Greek ; Translations into English. Odysseus (Greek mythology). Epic poetry. Greek poetry. 1 Kg.
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Very Good condition hardcover book, with Very Good condition dust jacket. Bright gilt lettering on spine and rear cover, not worn. Minimal bumping to spine ends. Page edges smudged. Dust jacket unclipped. Jacket has minimal shelf wear, light toning and bumpi…ng to edges. Spine sunned. Jacket protected by Mylar. Each book is individually inspected and described. Never X-Library unless specifically stated as such.
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Más imágenesThe Odyssey of Homer
Homer; Translated by, and with a Note by, T. E. Shaw (Pseudonym of T. E. Lawrence, aka Lawrence of Arabia); Introduction by Bernard Knox
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Barnes & Noble Books, Inc. 2004
Serie: Art and Lit for Small Humans, Libro 3 de 3. Libro 3 de 3 - Art and Lit for Small Humans
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Librería: Mattabesset Books, Kensington, CT, Estados Unidos de AmericaMattabesset Books
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Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. First Edition Thus. Barnes & Noble Books, Inc., by arrangement with Oxford University Press, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2004. First (1st) Printing of this First Edition Thus. This prose translation by T. E. Shaw, a pseudonym adopted by T. E. Lawrence, was first p…ublished in a limited edition in the U.K. in 1932 by Emery Walker et al, and in its first trade edition by Oxford U. P. in September, 1934. As New in an As New Dust Jacket. Unread. The Text Block is clean, bright white, quite tight, straight and square with no markings of any kind. The Binding is black quarter cloth to blue boards, colors uniform throughout, bright silver title, etc., to the spine, unmarked blue endpapers, and all corners square and sharp. The Dust Jacket is flawless - bright, colors uniform throughout and fully intact with the original price ($24.95) intact on the front flap. See the accompanying photos. xxii, [i], 327 pages. 6 1/4" x 9 1/8". A prose translation by Lawrence of The Odyssey of Homer with a Translator's Note by Lawrence and an Introduction by Bernard Knox. ISBN 10: 0760755507 / ISBN 13: 9780760755501.
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hardcover. Condición: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
Editorial: London, Oxford University Press 1935. 1935
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Librería: Larsen Books, Exeter, NSW, AustraliaLarsen Books
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First edition (published in the US in 1932 in the same form). Hardcover. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt and front cover decorated in gilt. Some wear along the top edges, professionally mended, and a small professionally repaired tear at the head of the spine, short ownership inscription on the verso of the front fre…e endpaper, dated 1939, otherwise good in an added archival jacket for this copy. Scan available on request. A fine prose translation, attractively bound, with map endpapers and a vignette title-page.
The Odyssey Of Homer
Homer; Prose Translation By T. E. Shaw (Thomas Edward Lawrence, Cb, Dso, Also Known As Lawrence Of Arabia And Later As John Hume Ross)
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Oxford University Press / Humphrey Milford, London 1935
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Librería: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, Estados Unidos de AmericaArroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. First British Edition. (Vii), 327 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt, Top Edge Gilt, Foredge Deckled. The 28Th English Rendering Of The Odyssey, First Published In A Limited Edition In Great Britain By Emery Walker, And In A Limited Edition In The Us, Both In 1932, This Is The… First Uk Trade Edition, 1935, Stated, Lacking The Map Endpapers And Introduction By Findlay Present In The American Issue. Book Is Fine, Bright, Clean, No Wear Or Marks. Dj Is Bright, Clean, Very Slight Spine Fading And Browning, Shallow Chipping Across Top Of Spine, 1/2" X 3/16" Triangular Chip At Center Of Bottom Edge Of Rear Panel, 3/4" To 2' Closed Tears At Corners Of Front Panel Each With Internal Clear Tape Repairs.
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Editorial: Sir Emery Walker, Wilfred Merton and Bruce Rogers, 16 Clifford's Inn, London 1932
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Librería: Madoc Books (ABA-ILAB), Llandudno, CONWY, Reino UnidoMadoc Books (ABA-ILAB)
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. One of the great typographic masterpieces of the 20th century! A limited edition, of Homer's The Odyssey, [translated by T.E. Lawrence], one of 530 copies, designed by Bruce Rogers and printed in Monotype Centaur on pale grey paper, 26 woodcuts (including title vignette), after Greek… vase paintings printed as roundels in black on gold, some with tissue guards (that of frontispiece little creased), some light offsetting, including small and very slight portion of offsetting to title inner-edge from loosely inserted newspaper clipping of Lawrence, light marginal browning to endpapers and extreme outer-margin of first and last few ff., original black morocco, spine titled in gilt and with seven raised bands, t.e.g., others uncut, some light rubbing and scuffs to spine and corners, slight discolouration to covers, original slip-case (some wear to extremities), printed and published by Sir Emery Walker, Wilfred Merton and Bruce Rogers. (291*206 mm). ( Blumenthal, The Printed Book in America, pp. 70-72/128-134; Clements, pp. 41-42; Duval 25; O'Brien A144). -In the Odyssey, with complete sincerity, without tricks or accessory decoration, with a classic austerity akin to the timeless proportions of the Parthenon, with only type and paper and ink, with consummate skill, Rogers created a masterpiece- Blumenthal p.134. ROGERS Bruce 1870-1957 (ilustrador).
The Odyssey Of Homer
Homer; Thousands Of Storytellers; Translation By T. E. Lawrence / T. E. Shaw, With His 3 Page "Translator's Note" At End, Design By Bruce Rogers
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Emery Walker, Wilfrid Merton And Bruce Rogers, London Uk 1932
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Librería: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, Estados Unidos de AmericaArroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. One Of The Most Famously Well Produced Books Of The 20Th Century. Unpaginated, One Of 530 Copies Only. Bound In Full Black Niger Morocco With Top Edges Gilts And Gilt Spine Lettering, Deckled Edges. Printed On Special Paper Made By J. Barcham Greem & Son In 16-Point Monotype C…entaur. There Are 26 Decorations Of Homeric Figures From Greek Vase-Paintings That Are Printed In Black On Roundels Of Gold Leaf That At The Head Of Each Book And On The Title Page. Several Of The Original Loose Tissue Guards Are Present. Lacking The Slipcase. Slight Usage To Covers. Endpapers Darkened In Half-Inch Strips Along Edges (From Turns), As Usual.
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Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.
Editorial: Armed Services Inc, New York 1945
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Librería: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, Estados Unidos de AmericaGround Zero Books, Ltd.
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Wraps. Condición: Fair. Format is approximately 6.5 inches by 4.5 inches. 384 pages, plus covers. Illustrations. Introduction by John Finley. Cover is worn, torn, soiled, creased, and cover partially reglued to spine. This is the complete book--not a digest. The prose translation by T. E. Shaw (known to hundreds of thousands as…Lawrence of Arabia( of Homer's great Greek epic poem was first published in 1932. At Shaw's instance, it appeared without any mentioned of the translator's name. Hailed by the Book-of-the-Month Club News as :one of the notable books of our time: and by the New York Herald Tribune as 'perhaps the most interesting translation of the world's most interesting book," it immediately became a best seller. Not until the tragic death of Shaw in 1935 were the publishers permitted to reveal that Lawrence of Arabia was responsible for this outstanding translation, a translation which the eminent critic, Dr. Henry Seidel Canby, has heartily recommended 'for everybody over twelve." In all editions of the book subsequent to his death, Shaw's name has appeared as translator. This special edition of The Odyssey of Homer has been made available to the Armed Forces of the United States through an arrangement with the original publisher, Oxford University Press, New York. Overseas edition for the Armed Forces. Distributed by the Special Services division, A.S.F. for the Army, and by the Bureau of Naval Personnel for the Navy. U.S. Government Property. Not for sale. Published by Editions for the Armed Services, Inc., a non-profit organization established by the Council on Books in Wartime. This overseas edition/Armed Services Edition is among the rarest, if not the rarest, of the posthumously published work of T. E. Lawrence/T. E. Shaw. As can be imagined, although there were a large number of copies printed, relatively few have survived the ravages of combat, the other ravages of time, the ephemeral nature of these softcover wartime editions, and both intentional and inadvertent destruction. This 'fair condition' copy has literally been through the wars. It's survival over nearly eight decades rivals, in some ways, the survival through the oral tradition of the Odyssey of Homer until such time as it's majestic words could be captured in written form. Not only is this work of inestimable value to the serious Lawrence of Arabia collector, but it is equally significant to the classical scholar and those who appreciate a rowdy good tale. Edith Hamilton, whose reputation as a scholar of the ancient Greeks has no equal, wrote: Homer's poetry turned to prose. "I did not know that it was possible for a translation to reproduce so closely the beauty and delightfulness of Homer. I feel that Colonel Lawrence (T.E. Shaw) has given the poem back to the world that has ceased to read Greek. The Translator [Shaw/Lawrence] wrote: "For years we were digging up a city of roughly the Odysseus period. I have handled the weapons, armour, utensils of those times, explored their houses, planned their cities. I have hunted wild boars and watched wild lions, sailed the Aegean (and sailed ships), bent bows, lived with pastoral peoples, woven textiles, built boats and killed many men. So I have odd knowledges that qualify me to understand the Odyssey, and odd experiences that interpret it to me." Armed Services Edition; Overseas Edition.
Más imágenesTHE ODYSSEY OF HOMER
Homer; T. E. Shaw, Lawrence Of Arabia, translator. Barry Moser, Illustrator; Jeremy M. Wilson, Preface
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Signed by Moser and Wilson. Limited edition of 2000 copies, this being copy #869. Tan cloth cover is sunned on spine with 1/8" spot to spine else fine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Publisher's notes laid-in. Pages are clean and pristine. Slipcase is sunned with 2 spots no larg…er than 1/8" but in very good+ condition. ; 0 pages; Artist Signed by Artist.
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HRD. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.
Más imágenesEditorial: London Oxford University Press 1935
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First UK trade edition; 8vo (23 x 16 cm); wood-engraved roundel depicting Homeric image, printed in black and gold to title-page, light offsetting from roundel, slightly age-toning (as usual), else unmarked internally; modern half tan morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe over brown cloth boards, lined in gilt, spine in 6 compartment…s with one-line gilt-panelled border and lettering in gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, some very light wear to extremities, otherwise very good; 327pp. First UK trade edition of Lawrence's translation of Homer's Greek tale, The Odyssey of Homer, a pillar of classical literature.
Más imágenesThe Odyssey, a publisher's presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Emery Walker three months before his death as a birthday gift to the renowned musician and cultural figure Violet Gordon Woodhouse, accompanied by the original publisher's prospectus, and housed in the original slipcase
Homer, Translated by T. E. Lawrence, designed by Bruce Rogers
Editorial: Wilfred Merton & Emery Walker, London 1932
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Librería: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, Estados Unidos de AmericaChurchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA
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Full leather. First and Limited Edition. This is a particularly compelling copy of one of the twentieth century's most compelling books. This copy is not only still housed in its original slipcase and accompanied by the original publisher's prospectus, but also inscribed by the printer, Sir Emery Walker, to musical prodigy and d…ecidedly unconventional prominent cultural figure Violet Gordon Woodhouse. The inscription is inked in six lines in Walker's unsteady hand on the upper right recto of the blank preceding the title page: "to Violet Gordon Woodhouse | from her affectionate friend | Emery Walker; for her birth-Day | April 23.1933; and in remem- | brance of April 14." Violet was turning 62 years old. Emery, already 82, would not see another birthday; he inscribed this book just three months before his death.The book approaches near fine condition. The binding is square, clean and unfaded, with sharp corners. Minor scuffs are primarily confined to the hinge extremities and corners. The contents are lovely, clean and bright with no spotting or soiling. We note only perimeter browning to the endpapers from contact with the turn-ins. The gilt top edge remains bright except for some dulling immediately adjacent to the spine. The untrimmed fore and bottom edges look immaculate.Laid in is the original publisher's prospectus, an elusive and collectible item on its own. The prospectus is clean and complete, with a single horizontal fold. The publisher's original slipcase, in plain black paper-covered card, is intact, though significantly scuffed. The book was purchased a quarter of a century ago from the venerable London firm of Maggs Bros. Ltd. and we will include their sales receipt.In 1932, T. E. Lawrence "of Arabia" (1888-1935) published a translation of Homer's The Odyssey designed by celebrated American typographer and book designer Bruce Rogers (1870-1957). Lawrence's & Rogers's Odyssey was a masterpiece, an aesthetically magnificent book and a highly regarded translation. Distinguished printing historian and fine-press printer Joseph Blumenthal said "I believe that the Bruce Rogers Odyssey is indisputably among the most beautiful books ever produced."Rogers designed the book and Lawrence provided the translation. It owes its physical existence to the printer, Sir Emery Walker (1851-1933). "Emery Walker, friend of William Morris and co-proprietor of the Doves Press, had been one of the outstanding printers of the private press movement. Now in his last years, he continued to help Wilfred Merton, his successor at Emery Walker Ltd, until his health failed. The Bruce Rogers Odyssey was his final major achievement, and by no means the least."Rogers and Lawrence sought Walker intentionally, with a clear sense of both the significance of their collaboration and the suitability of Walker's participation. On 3 September 1928, the project still nascent, Rogers wrote to Lawrence: "Walker is now over 75 (though almost as vigorous as ever) and it would be a great pleasure to him to have his name on one more important book, before he stops printing for good and in my eyes this will be the most important"In 1888, the year of Lawrence's birth, it was Walker who inspired William Morris to found the Kelmscott Press. Morris in turn had inspired both Lawrence and Bruce Rogers to become interested in fine printing. In a sense, their magnificent 1932 Odyssey brought the story full circle.The association of Walker with the singular personality to whom he inscribed this book is less clear, and perhaps all the more interesting as a result. Violet Kate Eglinton Gordon Woodhouse (1871-1948) was a prodigy keyboardist, known for her unconventional personal life, and for the cultural luminaries who visited her music salon. Originally a phenom pianist, Violet also became a foremost clavichord player and harpsichordist. In the words of her Times obituary, "the subtlety of her playing was infinite when she began to play, one became entangled in a golden web of purest sound." Violet's "golden.
Más imágenesEditorial: Oxford University Press, New York 1932
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Librería: Churchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA, San Diego, CA, Estados Unidos de AmericaChurchill Book Collector ABAA/ILAB/IOBA
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Full leather. First and Limited U.S. Edition. This genuine rarity is the limited, numbered, and finely bound issue of the first American edition, extraordinary thus, in the original dust jacket.In 1932, T. E. Lawrence "of Arabia" published a translation of Homer's The Odyssey designed by celebrated American typographer and type…designer Bruce Rogers (1870-1957). Bibliophiles know that the finely-bound British first edition of Lawrence's Odyssey of which there were 500 copies was a masterpiece, an aesthetically magnificent book and a highly regarded translation. Less known but extravagantly scarcer is this first limited American edition of 1932, limited to 34 hand-numbered copies, of which only 25 were for sale. Hence the commercially available number of U.S. first and limited editions for sale was just 5% of those available for its British counterpart. And it appears that despite being incredibly few in number, these 25 varied considerably in appearance. Duval reports "23 copies bound in full calf; 11 copies in full crushed morocco." O'Brien reports one of the first 11 in full blue Morocco, with "blue and white head and tail bands" but also notes a binding that is "brown" with top edges gilt and "gold and red head and tail bands." Neither bibliographer noted a dust jacket. The contents of all 34 copies were printed on white, laid, watermarked paper with untrimmed fore and bottom edges, trimmed and gilt top edges, and bound with head and tail bands.We are aware of a copy among the first 11 in full blue Morocco goatskin, corroborating Duval and O'Brien. However, we are aware of three binding variants of the 25 offered for sale in, respectively, brown, red, and a distinctive dark orange all bound by the publisher in what one of our colleagues has noted as "an attractive and rather unusual class of leather", this having the soft, smooth feel of calf, but nonetheless featuring a distinct, tactile grain pattern.Our copy hand-numbered "15" on the limitation statement is the handsome dark orange binding featuring red and gold head and tail bands and, remarkably, still protected beneath the publisher-issued undecorated laid paper dust jacket. This is one of only two jacketed copies known to us, and the better of the two. Condition is near fine. The binding is square and tight, the leather supple and unfaded, the corners sharp. We note only light wear to the spine bands, and minor shelf wear to the extremities. This is remarkable given the softness of the leather and doubtless attributable to lifelong protection beneath the dust jacket. The contents are beautifully clean, with no spotting or previous ownership marks. The top edge gilt remains bright. The dust jacket is pardonably age-toned and brittle, but nonetheless substantially complete, with small, shallow chip losses confined to the spine ends and edges. The jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover.Of Lawrence's translation, it has been observed that ".when we set his translation against others, two qualities. give it a special distinction. The first is that he enjoys the story for its own sake and spares nothing to keep it clear and lively, to make the details illuminate and strengthen the whole effect. The second is that he sees the whole Homeric world with a clear vision as Homer himself saw it." (Introduction by Sir Maurice Bowra to the 1955 edition of Lawrence's Odyssey) "Although Lawrence translated the Odyssey long after he completed Seven Pillars, Homer's vision plays a major role in the character of Lawrence as we see him in his book, and influences the view that Lawrence as author takes of his characters. Homer was a lifelong study with Lawrence and he emerges as one of his finest translators." (Tabachnick, T. E. Lawrence, p.52) That Lawrence's Arabs are so acutely Homeric in their characteristics, codes, conduct, and fates - as was Lawrence himself during his sojourn in Arabia has been widely observed and defies coincidence.Reference: O'Brien A148, Duval 28.
