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St. Petersburg, 1896. Publication by F. Pavlenkov. Printing house of society Public benefit
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"Homeric Odyssey". Translation by V. Zhukovsky. Second edition. Saint Petersburg, printing house of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, 1869. Ancient edition of Homer's poem about the mandra of Odysseus and the return to Ithaca. Russian language, pre-reform spelling. Printed dedication to Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich. Solid folded coat with leather rind and marble paper on the lids. On the rind preserved embossing and marking of the volume. Height approximately 20 cm. State by photos: abrasions and scratches of the coat, wear of edges and corners, local damage to the coating. The root is rubbed, with cracks and small skin losses. On paper, age spots and draw marks are visible on the upper and side margins of the sheets shown. There is a tear near the upper inner corner of the title sheet. The text is well read. The photo shows the final page of the poem with the number 685. No Entry Page

Year
1851–1895
Subcategory
History, philosophy & religion
Period
Antique
ID
3162482
Other characteristics
Publication period
1851–1895
Language
Russian
Cover
Hard
Illustrations
No illustrations
Restoration
I did nothing
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St. Petersburg, 1896. Publication by F. Pavlenkov. Printing house of society Public benefit

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