The Odyssey Of Homer
Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Quarto edition with original quarter pigskin and turquoise cloth with a pictorial gilt cover stamp with a brown morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Translated by George Herbert Palmer and illustrated by N. C. Wyeth. From a limited edition of 550 copies, this one being number 175. Virtually unread as many pages remain unopened. Beautifully illustrated with 16 tipped-in color plates by Wyeth and accompanied with an additional full suite of the 16 plates. These extra plates lack the original envelope and are now protected in a mylar sleeve. Illustrated endpapers. The volume is housed in a complete and very solid two part box with illustrated label. The box has been restored. A very fine example of this classic work. Exceptional!
Price: $2,100.00