[Rarebooks] FS: LEC Iliad and Odyssey

[Charles Agvent]

 From our newly updated catalog of LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB books and 
ephemera containing 601 items:

1.  HOMER.  THE ILIAD OF HOMER. Haarlem: Limited Editions  Club  1931.
Tall  quarto  (8"  x  12")  bound in  full  red  linen,  gold-stamped.
Translated  with an introduction by Alexander Pope. Copy #1280 of 1500
printed  by  Joh. Enschede and designed by Jan van Krimpen and  SIGNED
by  the  designer  on the colophon page. Only minor darkening  to  the
spine  which  is often badly darkened; owner ink inscription on  front
endpaper.  The  yellow slipcase, as usually the case, is  soiled  with
light  wear  but  still  intact. Very Good in a  Very  Good  slipcase.
                                                                $200.00

2.  HOMER. THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER. Haarlem: Limited Editions Club  1930.
Tall  quarto  (8" x 12") bound in full blue 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. Copy #1280  of  1500
SIGNED  by  the  designer on the colophon page. Mild  sunning  to  the
spine,  much less than normally encountered, with short closed tear at
the  head.  The yellow slipcase is soiled and stained, as seems to  be
customary  for  this  title.  Near Fine in Good  or  better  slipcase.
                                                                $200.00

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