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Lot of 3 Ancient Epic Poems: Virgil & Homer

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96 Franklin Libraries Book Set: These beautiful books are from the Franklin Library's 100 Greatest Books of All Time limited collection. 96 books total are included in this lot, with titles ranging from Homer's Odyssey, Darw

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All Story Argosy, Oct. 1896 - March 1897, Companion to The Argosy: "All Story Argosy [companion to 'The Argosy'], October 1896 to March 1897", published by Frank A. Munsey & Company, New York, 1897. Complete novels, serial stories, short stories, poems [contents: see

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Epic Poetry ODYSSEY OF HOMER Lattimore 1967 1st: Homer; Richard Lattimore (translated and introduction by); The Odyssey of Homer; New York: Harper & Row 1967. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. x, 374 pages. Hardcover Ancient Greek Literature in Modern Engl

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GROUP OF SIX BOOKS.: GROUP OF SIX BOOKS. Including small green cloth-bound "Black Beauty" by A. Sewell, Bay View Publishers, New York; International Collectors Library "The Iliad" by Homer; "Complete Poems of Robert Frost

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Lot of 3 Ancient Epic Poems: Virgil & Homer

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Book Title: The Aeneid

Author: Virgil

Publisher: The Franklin Library, PA

Date: 1975

Limited edition

Part of the "100 Greatest Books of All Time" series

Black leather binding with gilt design

Description: The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is one the major works of Latin literature

Book Title: The Iliad

Author: Homer

Illustrator: Robert Fitzgerald

Publisher: The Franklin Library, PA

Date: 1976

Limited edition

Part of the "100 Greatest Books of All Time" series

Black leather binding with gilt design

Description: The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem set during the Trojan War. The story tells of the battles and events between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Along with the Odyssey, the Iliad is among the oldest works of Western literature, its first version usually dated to around the 8th century BC.

Book Title: The Odyssey

Author: Homer

Translator: Robert Fitzgerald

Publisher: The Franklin Library, PA

Date: 1976

Limited edition

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Black leather binding with gilt design

Description: The Odyssey is a Greek epic poem that is, in part, a sequel to The Iliad. It is the second oldest extant work of Western literature, the Iliad being the oldest, and is believed to have been composed near the end of the 8th century BC. The Odyssey follows the hero Odysseus and his many trials during his journey home after the Trojan War.

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