{"product_id":"the-odyssey-homer-penguin-classics-services-edition-c-1946","title":"The Odyssey – Homer (Penguin Classics Services Edition, c.1946)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHomer · The Odyssey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by E. V. Rieu\u003cbr\u003ePenguin Classics No. 1 · Services Edition · c.1946\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe very first title in the Penguin Classics series — and in its scarce \u003cstrong\u003eServices Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e, issued to British armed forces during the post-war period. This variant is highly sought after by collectors of Penguin's early imprints and wartime publishing history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRieu's landmark prose translation, which launched the Penguin Classics library, remains one of the most acclaimed English renderings of Homer's epic. The back cover lists forthcoming titles 'In Preparation', including the Iliad, Dante's Divine Comedy translated by Dorothy L. Sayers, and Ibsen's plays — placing this copy at the very genesis of a publishing institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good. Cover shows honest wear with rubbing to spine and corners, and light tanning to boards consistent with age. Text block appears complete and solid. A presentable and collectable copy of an extraordinary piece of twentieth-century publishing history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Books Limited, London and New York\u003cbr\u003eTranslation: E. V. Rieu (first published 1946)\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Penguin Classics No. 1\u003cbr\u003eVariant: Services Edition\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"thevintagebookcompany","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58826471965046,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3248\/3041\/files\/20260824-121329_e20ecf26-defe-4798-b89a-7f88d2bf7323.jpg?v=1790442073","url":"https:\/\/www.thevintagebookcompany.co.uk\/products\/the-odyssey-homer-penguin-classics-services-edition-c-1946","provider":"thevintagebookcompany","version":"1.0","type":"link"}