THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER and THE ILIAD OF HOMER
Haarlem: Limited Editions Club, 1930 and 1931. Hardcover. Tall quarto (8" x 12") bound in full blue linen and full red linen, gold-stamped. The translation of Alexander Pope with an introduction by Carl Van Doren. Printed by Joh. Enschede in Holland with type hand-set in Romanee, its first use, and designed by Jan van Krimpen. Each is #1002 of 1500 copies SIGNED by the designer on the colophon page. Touch of sunning to the spines. About Fine in Near Fine slipcases with light soiling to the backstrips. Difficult to find in this condition, especially with both volumes with the same number. Item #021406
These titles 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: $1,500.00