THE ILIAD OF HOMER
Haarlem: Limited Editions Club, 1931. Hardcover. Tall quarto (8" x 12") bound in full red linen, gold-stamped. Translated with an introduction by Alexander Pope. Copy #594 of 1500 printed by Joh. Enschede and designed by Jan van Krimpen and SIGNED by the designer on the colophon page. Small owner name on front endpaper, hinges intact; spine lightly soiled and faded, as usual. Very Good or better in an intact, lightly soiled Very Good yellow slipcase. Item #021234
Both this title and THE ODYSSEY were not illustrated due to George Macy's opinion that these works were "beyond the power of any modern illustrator, and that this work most definitely demands the simple dignity of a non-illustrated edition."
Price: $300.00