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[NONESUCH PRESS] HOMER. The Iliad; The Odyssey. London: The Nonesuch Press, 1931. One of 1450 and

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[NONESUCH PRESS] HOMER. The Iliad; The Odyssey. London: The Nonesuch Press, 1931. One of 1450 and

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[NONESUCH PRESS] HOMER. The Iliad; The Odyssey.
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1931. One of 1450 and 1300 copies respectively. Two volumes, publisher's full brown niger morocco gilt in marbled slipcases. 10 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches (26 x 15 cm); 927 pp., 759 pp. Light wear to slipcases, the binding with virtually none of the usual darkening, covers very slightly spotted, a very handsome set overall.

Printed at Enschede en Zonen in Haarlem, this edition features the Greek text opposite the English, and has exceptional type ornaments throughout, these engraved (and the text composed by) Rudolf Koch and Fritz Kredel.

C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

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[NONESUCH PRESS] HOMER. The Iliad; The Odyssey. London: The Nonesuch Press, 1931. One of 1450 and

Name: [NONESUCH PRESS] HOMER. The Iliad; The Odyssey. London: The Nonesuch Press, 1931. One of 1450 and
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