Butler Lucy Editor (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Thus. SOLID CLEAN BRIGHT AND UNMARKED PUBLISHED FOR THE CLASSICS CLUB VERY WELL PRESERVED TRANSLATION BY SAMUEL BUTLER A CLEAN CRISP AS NEW COPY OF THIS TIMELESS CLASSIC RARE IN THIS EDITON BOUND IN GREY WITH PERFECT GOLD LETTERING AND RED AND BLACK DESIGN. CORES LUCY (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Text/BRAND NEW. Gilt & red embossed grey linen boards/VG w/pin-hole & soiling to spine. DJ/None. PO name taped over on fEP. First published in 1900, this 1944 edition was printed for the Classics Club. Speculative writer, satirist and novelist Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902) was a good scholar with a tendency to promote theories because they were unorthodox --- for example that the Odyssey was written by a women. This translation was meant to "supplement a work entitled The Authoress of the Odyssey". Traditionally attributed to epic poet Homer of 8th century BC, modern scholarship places the work's origins in a pre-literate oral tradition perpetuated by bards. Authorship not withstanding, Butler's grasp of the Homeric poems remains outstanding. Fine copy. Lucy Cores (Illustrator) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Thus. SOLID CLEAN BRIGHT AND UNMARKED PUBLISHED FOR THE CLASSICS CLUB A RARE EDITION OF THIS TIMELESS CLASSIC TOP OF TEXTBLOCK DYED RED AN EXCELLENT BRIGHT AND CLEAN COPY VERY WELL PRESERVED. CORES LUCY (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. True first British printing with original unclipped jacket (£19.95). Edited by Lucy Butler. Index. Illustrated. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, a little fading to spine, the odd very small mark, little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, the odd small crease/rub to edges, a little pushing/bumping to corners and the odd small scratch. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Small crease to lower corner of a few pages. Odd small mark/minor foxing to top edge of pages. Pages slightly tanned. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 136 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 431 pages. 10.75x8.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand new gift quality hardcover in jacket B65 Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

FIRST EDITION, pp.(6)314; various illustrations in line; a very good copy in the dust-wrapper. Correspondence Travel.

JP Oversized. Condition: Brand New. 240 pages. 11.69x8.31x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.