The Odyssey by Homer, Translated by W.H.D. Rouse is a 238-page paperback, a Mentor Classics, Published by The New American Library, first published in 1937, this copy is the seventeenth printing of August 1962, translated by W.H.D. Rouse. There is a faint crease along the top front cover and a couple areas of light rubbing along the top edges. Inside, the pages are unmarked but there is light tanning along the page borders. The binding is tight but may be dry due to age.