Lot 4079

Two Rare Greek and Latin Editions of the Works of Homer

Similar Sale History

Sold

1757 Lucian of Samosata Satire Mythology Philosophy: 1757 Lucian of Samosata Satire Mythology Philosophy London GREEK Latin Classical A rare, late 17th-century edition of the works of Lucian of Samosata, a 2nd-century Greek satirist. Lucian wrote a vari

20201757 Lucian of Samosata Satire Mythology PhilosophySee Sold Price

Sold

Two Books on Greek Language and Philosophy: Including 'The Orations of Demosthenes' by Thomas Leland, vol I, 1802, and 'An Introduction to the Knowledge of Rare and Valuable Editions of the Greek and Latin Classics' by Thomas Dibdin, 4th ed., v

2021Two Books on Greek Language and PhilosophySee Sold Price

Sold

HOMER'S ILIAD TRANSLATED BY SAMUEL CLARKE.: "Homeri Ilias" volumes 1 and 2 bound separately. Greek text with Latin translation and notes. Printed on laid paper, London for Jacob, Johann & Paul Knapton, 1735, second edition. Each has two bookpla

2021HOMER'S ILIAD TRANSLATED BY SAMUEL CLARKE.See Sold Price

Sold

World: Ptolemy, pub. 1562 - Map of the Ancient World: This early map engraving is Joseph Moleti (Giseppi Moleti [Moletius])'s edition of Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy)'s Geographia. This is the first Moleti Latin edition of the work and was published by V

2023World: Ptolemy, pub. 1562 - Map of the Ancient WorldSee Sold Price

Sold

Ptolemy, pub. 1562 - Map of Italy: This early map engraving is Joseph Moleti (Giseppi Moleti [Moletius])'s edition of Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy)'s Geographia. This is the first Moleti Latin edition of the work and was published by V

2023Ptolemy, pub. 1562 - Map of ItalySee Sold Price

Sold

Ptolemy, pub. 1562 - Map of Sardinia & Sicily: This early map engraving is Joseph Moleti (Giseppi Moleti [Moletius])'s edition of Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy)'s Geographia. This is the first Moleti Latin edition of the work and was published by V

2023Ptolemy, pub. 1562 - Map of Sardinia & SicilySee Sold Price

Sold

2023Ptolemy, pub. 1562 - Map of Sardinia & SicilySee Sold Price

Sold

[Poetry, Greek Literature] Homer, 1606: EXCELLENT EDITION OF HOMER'S ILIAD AND ODYSSEIA, WITH TEXT IN GREEK AND LATIN TRANSLATION Homerus (Omero). Homeri quæ extant omnia Ilias, Odyssea, Batrachomyomachia, Hymni, poematia aliquot cum Latin

2016[Poetry, Greek Literature] Homer, 1606See Sold Price

Sold

1758 The ODYSSEY Homer Mythology Greek & Latin Samuel: 1758 The ODYSSEY Homer Mythology Greek & Latin Samuel Clarke Trojan War “Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.” ― Homer, ‘The Odys

20201758 The ODYSSEY Homer Mythology Greek & Latin SamuelSee Sold Price

Sold

1896 1ed Trooper Ross & Signal Butte Spanish-American: 1896 1ed Trooper Ross & Signal Butte Spanish-American WAR Charles King Novels A rare first edition of two of Charles King’s works published as one book – ‘Trooper Ross; and Signal Butte’. Thes

20211896 1ed Trooper Ross & Signal Butte Spanish-AmericanSee Sold Price

Sold

Antique 1696 Edition of "Description of Greece" by Pausanias: An antique leatherbound edition of Greek geographer Pausanias' (110-180) "Description of Greece" written in both Latin and Greek with two columns of text side by side. Bound in white leather with plat

2023Antique 1696 Edition of "Description of Greece" by PausaniasSee Sold Price

Sold

French 16th Century Books. Two volumes.: French 16th Century Books. Two volumes. Ruth Mortimer. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1964 First edition. Rare books A monumental work listing 557 rare books. Illustrated. [large, heavy set] Shi

2017French 16th Century Books. Two volumes.See Sold Price

Sold

1773 Adventures of Telemachus Fenelon + 1867 Beauty and: 1773 Adventures of Telemachus Fenelon + 1867 Beauty and the Beast Fairy Tales A rare two-volume lot of 19th-century works including the 1867 edition of the Â‘Every SaturdayÂ’ literary magazine a

20181773 Adventures of Telemachus Fenelon + 1867 Beauty andSee Sold Price

Sold

Muff, Aristophanes Chorische Partien, 1stEd 1872, signed by Murray: "Aristophanes Chorische Partien", by Christian Muff, "Aristophanes Chorpartien", by Richard Arnoldt, original Greek & German, 1st Edition 1872-1873.Two research works about the Choir parts in the dram

2023Muff, Aristophanes Chorische Partien, 1stEd 1872, signed by MurraySee Sold Price

Sold

1891 BIRDS 1ed Ornithology ART Handbook North America Land Game Natural History: 1891 BIRDS 1ed Ornithology ART Handbook North America Land Game Natural History A rare first edition printing of the two-volume work, â€œHandbook of the Ornithology of Eastern North America.&rdquo

20231891 BIRDS 1ed Ornithology ART Handbook North America Land Game Natural HistorySee Sold Price

Sold

HOMER'S ILIAD TRANSLATED BY SAMUEL CLARKE.: "Homeri Ilias" volumes 1 and 2 bound together. Printed in Edinburgh for Creech, Bell & Bradfute, fifteenth edition. Greek text with Latin translation and notes. Each volume has a fold out map. Laid pa

2022HOMER'S ILIAD TRANSLATED BY SAMUEL CLARKE.See Sold Price

Recommended Items

1514 PLINY THE YOUNGER F. Regnault POST-INCUNABULA antique NATURAL HISTORY rare: NATURALIS HYSTORIAE LIBRI. XXXVII [...]. by PLINIUS SECUNDUS (PLINY THE YOUNGER) Paris: Francois Regnault; 1514 Folio: 8 1/4 by 11 1/2" [20]-CCLXII ff. (quires D and E inverted) - Early Parisian editi

Live Now1514 PLINY THE YOUNGER F. Regnault POST-INCUNABULA antique NATURAL HISTORY rare

$1,900

Theogonie. with 20 etchings by George Braque: Théogonie, by Hésiode. Illustrated with 20 etchings by George Braque. Published by Maeght, Paris 1955. Printed by Visat. Portfolio book, complete of Greek text by Hésiode, and 20 etchings by Braque

May 09, 2024Theogonie. with 20 etchings by George Braque

$7,000

1600 AESOP FABLES in LATIN & GREEK antique VELLUM BOUND 16th century: Fabellae Aesopicae Plures Quingentis et Aliae Quaedam Narrationes, cum historia vitae fortunaeq; Aesopi. Approximate translation of the title: The many 500 fables of Aesop and various other stories wi

Live Now1600 AESOP FABLES in LATIN & GREEK antique VELLUM BOUND 16th century

$360

1630 HOMEROS ODYSSEA antique in GREEK & LATIN RARE: Homeros. Odyssea, Id est De rebus ab Ulysse gestis: Eiusdemque Batrachomyomachia, Hymni Deorum, aliaque eius opuscula, seu catalecta. Ed. D. Giphianius. Strassburg, C. Dietzel and heirs of C. ab Heyde

Live Now1630 HOMEROS ODYSSEA antique in GREEK & LATIN RARE

$400

Xxe Siecle 9. Prints by Chagall, Fautrier Delaunay, Mondrain, Capogrossi, and Magnelli: Vrai et faux realisme dans l'art contemporain. Cahiers d art, San Lazzaro, Paris, 1957. 1st Edition. Number 9 of Nouvelle Series With two original lithographs in color one by Chagall and one by Fautri

May 09, 2024Xxe Siecle 9. Prints by Chagall, Fautrier Delaunay, Mondrain, Capogrossi, and Magnelli

$1,200

Jay Ryan, Art and publications: Jay Ryan Art and publications screenprint in colors, collage, bound printed paper 24 h x 23.75 w in (61 x 60 cm) sight: 23.75 h x 17.75 w in (60 x 45 cm) 22.75 h x 17 w in (58 x 43 cm) Lot inc

3 days LeftJay Ryan, Art and publications

$50

(18 Pc) E.D.A.F. and Editorial Planeta Classical And Modern Literature: DESCRIPTION: Eighteen volumes of classical and modern literature in Spanish published by Editorial EDAF (hardcover) and Editorial Planeta (leather bound). Four EDAF volumes include cover boxes. Editor

May 14, 2024(18 Pc) E.D.A.F. and Editorial Planeta Classical And Modern Literature

$50

Braun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Cusco, Peru and Mexico: This extraordinary, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum or Atlas of the Cities of the World. This was from a combined Latin and French ed

4 days LeftBraun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Cusco, Peru and Mexico

$100

Braun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Jerusalem, Israel: This extraordinary, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum or Atlas of the Cities of the World. This was from a combined Latin and French ed

4 days LeftBraun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Jerusalem, Israel

$100

Pierre Puvis De Chavannes By Aimee Brown Price First Edition: Pierre Puvis De Chavannes By Aimee Brown Price First Edition Two Volumes in Slipcase. I. The Artist and His Art. II. A Catologue Raisonne of the Painted Work Published by Yale University Press, New Ha

24 hrs LeftPierre Puvis De Chavannes By Aimee Brown Price First Edition

$20

Braun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Ghent, Belgium: This extraordinary, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum or Atlas of the Cities of the World. This was from a combined Latin and French ed

4 days LeftBraun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Ghent, Belgium

$100

Braun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Rotterdam, Netherlands: This extraordinary, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum or Atlas of the Cities of the World. This was from a combined Latin and French ed

4 days LeftBraun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Rotterdam, Netherlands

$100

Braun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Innsbruck, Germany: This extraordinary, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum or Atlas of the Cities of the World. This was from a combined Latin and French ed

4 days LeftBraun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Innsbruck, Germany

$100

Braun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Luxembourg: This extraordinary, originally hand-colored engraving is from Georg Braun & Frans Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum or Atlas of the Cities of the World. This was from a combined Latin and French ed

4 days LeftBraun & Hogenberg, pub. 1575 - View of Luxembourg

$100

Booth Tarkington - The Works, Signed Edition: Booth Tarkington. The Works [Autograph Edition]. Garden City, NY: 1918-1928. 21 volumes[only?], octavo. Frontispieces to most volumes, all in two states (hand-colored and uncolored).Contemporary red h

May 08, 2024Booth Tarkington - The Works, Signed Edition

$350

1904 2Vol Complete Works GustaveFlaubert Ltd. Ed.#826/999 Salammbo Ed.M.W.Dunne: Up for sale are two volumes of a very rare ten volume set: Volumes VII and VIII of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF GUSTAVE FLAUBERT, SALAMMBO EDITION, Flaubert, Gustave. Limited edition of 999 books printed, of

May 08, 20241904 2Vol Complete Works GustaveFlaubert Ltd. Ed.#826/999 Salammbo Ed.M.W.Dunne

$220

Two Rare Greek and Latin Editions of the Works of Homer

Item Details

Description

Two Rare Greek and Latin Editions of the Works of Homer

to include:

HOMERI QUAE EXSTANT OMNIA ILIAS, ODYSSEA, BATRACHOMYOMACHIA, HYMNI, POËMATIA ALIQUOT. Basel: Per Sebastianum Henricpetri, 1606. Reprint. Later half bound over marbled paper-covered boards, with label and gilt on spine, all edges stained. Includes the Iliad, Odyssey, Batrachomyomachia, hymns, and poems. (2) parts in one. Folio; [36], 427, 428-499 columns, [24], [4], 380, [24]pp. Text in Greek and Latin. With index, printed marginalia, printer's device on title page and verso of final leaf, woodcut head-pieces, ornaments and initials. USTC 2092405; Grässe 3/328. (Boards with edgewear, corners bumped, sticker on tail of spine, front board nearly fully detached, rear joint rubbed with cracking starting, cracking at rear hinge, binding tight; sticker on paste-down, small stains from binder's glue; restoration to title page with visible repairs at upper and inner margins, one stamp; damp staining at margins, (2) pages adhered together, stamp on verso of the final leaf, toning and foxing throughout.)

HOMERI OPERUM TOMUS ALTER. ODYSSEA, ADJECTIS ETIAM BATRACHOMYOMACHIA, HYMNIS, ET CAETERIS OPUSCULIS. Paris: Apud Viduam Brocas, 1747. Mottled calf with raised bands and gilt on spine, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. Includes the Odyssey, Batrachomyomachia, and hymns. 12mo; [2], 651, [1]pp. Text in Greek and Latin. Title page printed in red and black, with woodcut device and ornaments. (Boards with light scratches, edgewear, and staining, spine mildly creased, with rubbing to gilt and wear at head and tail of spine including small loss at tail and damage to band, two small wormholes; sturdy binding; interior with bookplate on front paste-down, wear to endpapers including fading and wormholes at hinges, partial separation of one endpaper, small stain on fore-edge, manuscript on title page and endpaper, light toning and foxing throughout, several pages with marginalia otherwise pages generally clean and crisp, lacking final free endpaper; according to WorldCat in only a small handful of libraries at time of assessment. A very good copy of this rare book.)
14 x 9 1/2 in.; 6 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com