Title: The Odyssey
Author: Homer, Robert Fitzgerald (trans), W. T. Mars (illus)
Publisher: The Franklin Library, 1979
Condition: Leatherette, gilt to edges and cover. In excellent condition. Very minor rubbing to boards and gilt edges.
This book features:
- Leatherette binding
- Genuine 22k gold gilt to all edges, front design, spine, and back
- Marbled endsheets
- Hubbed spine with raised bands
- Smyth-sewn binding for durability
- Premium acid-neutral archival paper that will not yellow
About The Odyssey:
The Odyssey (Greek: Ὀδύσσεια) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work traditionally ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon. Indeed it is the second—the Iliad being the first—extant work of Western literature. It was probably composed near the end of the 8th century BC, somewhere in Ionia, the Greek-speaking coastal region of what is now Turkey.
The poem mainly centers on the Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses, as he was known in Roman myths) and his long journey home following the fall of Troy.
