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Rare Books & Manuscripts
1:00 PM PT - Sep 25th, 2008

 

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Nonesuch Press Iliad & Odyssey of Homer

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Title: The Iliad [&] The Odyssey
Author: Homer
Description: 2 volumes. Translated by Alexander Pope. With ornaments designed, engraved and composed for this edition by and under the supervision of Rudolph Koch & Fritz Kredel. 10½x6, full brown niger morocco, spines lettered in gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, others untrimmed. Limited to 1450 and 1300 copies, respectively, printed by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem.Handsome set of one the foundations of Western literature.
Heading: (Nonesuch Press)Place Published: London
Publisher: The Nonesuch Press
Date Published: 1931

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Some light wear and discoloration to leather, gift inscription on flyleaves; else very good.

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