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Auction archive: Lot number 424

NONESUCH PRESS] HOMER. The Iliad; The Odyssey

Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
US$1,375
Auction archive: Lot number 424

NONESUCH PRESS] HOMER. The Iliad; The Odyssey

Estimate
US$800 - US$1,200
Price realised:
US$1,375
Beschreibung:

NONESUCH PRESS] HOMER. The Iliad; The Odyssey . London: The Nonesuch Press, 1931. One of 1450 & 1400 respectively. Two volumes, original full brown niger morocco gilt, custom cloth slipcase. 10 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches (26 x 15 cm); 927 pp., 759 pp., opening instructions laid-in, a largely unopened set. Small nicks to one spine and a few small spots on covers, else fine. Printed at Enschede en Zonen in Haarlem, this edition features the Greek text opposite the English, and has exceptional type ornaments throughout engraved and composed by Rudolf Koch and Fritz Kredel. C

Auction archive: Lot number 424
Auction:
Datum:
23 Apr 2012
Auction house:
Doyle New York - Auctioneers & Appraisers
East 87th Street 75
New York, NY 10128
United States
info@doyle.com
+1 (0)212 4272730
Beschreibung:

NONESUCH PRESS] HOMER. The Iliad; The Odyssey . London: The Nonesuch Press, 1931. One of 1450 & 1400 respectively. Two volumes, original full brown niger morocco gilt, custom cloth slipcase. 10 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches (26 x 15 cm); 927 pp., 759 pp., opening instructions laid-in, a largely unopened set. Small nicks to one spine and a few small spots on covers, else fine. Printed at Enschede en Zonen in Haarlem, this edition features the Greek text opposite the English, and has exceptional type ornaments throughout engraved and composed by Rudolf Koch and Fritz Kredel. C

Auction archive: Lot number 424
Auction:
Datum:
23 Apr 2012
Auction house:
Doyle New York - Auctioneers & Appraisers
East 87th Street 75
New York, NY 10128
United States
info@doyle.com
+1 (0)212 4272730
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