[Rarebooks] FS: THE ILIAD OF HOMER designed by Jan van Krimpen, 1931

[Charles Agvent]

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.

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." (#014978)        $150.00

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