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Published by A. L. Burt, No Date
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
Flexible Leather. Condition: Good+. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. In flexible brown leather with gilt titling, 12mo, 373pp. (light shelfwear and rubbing to extremities, toning to pages from age).
Published by Oxford University Press, 1934
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1934. Reset & Reprinted. 502 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Staining overall.
Published by Ingram, Cooke, and Co, 1853
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1853. No Edition Remarks. 318 pages. Half bound brown leather with purple cloth covered boards, heavy bleached discolouration. Volume II. Translated By Alexander Pope. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Heavy cracking to hinges with exposed binding. Light thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Leather peeling to spine and corners, with noticeable scuffing and scratches overall. Heavy foxing to surfaces. Notable bleached discolouration to cloth.
Published by Cassell and Company Ltd, 1909
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1909. No edition remarks. 450 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Clean pages with mild tanning and faint foxing throughout. Tightly bound with mild cracking to gutter by rear endpaper. Faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper and half title page. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy sunning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Moderate water droplets to front board.
Published by Ex Fontibus Company, 2012
ISBN 10: 1490516425ISBN 13: 9781490516424
Seller: BBBooks, Poulton-Le-Fylde, United Kingdom
Book
Softcover. Condition: Very Good +. Unread copy. Unmarked beneath a clean and tight cover, with negligible storage wear only. Unabridged edition of Pope's translation, with 33 of John Flaxman's great outline drawings of scenes from The Odyssery. xvi, 357pp. 33 plates.
Published by Grant Richards, London, 1903
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 508 pages. Pope's translation of 'The Iliad'. Reprint of the first publication in one volume of this translation. Pocket sized. The cover is worn, scuffed and marked. It is comfortable. Inside the frontis and end pages are worn about the gutterings. The pages are mildly foxed, occasionally creased, relaxed, clear and sure. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by Arcturus Publishing Ltd, 2018
ISBN 10: 1788884167ISBN 13: 9781788884167
Seller: A Book Preserve, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Turquoise cloth hardcover withrecessed design and titles on cover. 384 pp. Illus. Ships fast with tracking.
Published by Oxford University Press, 1925
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1925. Reprinted. 380 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Tears to pages 363-364, text remains readable. Pencil inscriptions to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
Published by Martin and Bain, 1794
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1794. No Edition Remarks. Unpaginated. Fully bound in brown leather. Volume III. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to title page. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges and gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Splits and some loss to spine. Marks and scratches overall. Textblock is shaky.
Published by Heritage Press, New York, 1942
Seller: AJ Scruffles, Leigh On Sea, ESSEX, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. John Flaxman (illustrator). Handsome Heritage edition of Pope's verse translation of the Odyssey. With Flaxman's great illustrations. Large 8vo. Blue cloth with blind stamped Greek key to cover and gilt decoration to spine. Small tear to bottom of spine. Toning to spine, mild toning to covers. Contents clean and tight. Good.
Published by Oxford University Press, 1911
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1911. Reprinted. 380 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to title page. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.
Published by Arkose Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 1346234299ISBN 13: 9781346234298
Seller: High Barn Books, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Book
Hardback. Fine as new hardback. Clean and unmarked. 8vo glazed boards. The picture on this listing page is of the actual book for sale.
Published by The Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1979
Seller: Third Season Books, Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Collector's Edition, black leather with gold gilt decoration. All edges gilt. Decorative endpapers and ribbon page marker. Tight, bright and unread with slight shelfwear. Book.
Published by London: Routledge, Warne, & Rout, 1864
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Half-leather cover with gilt decoration on the spine, marbled boards, edges, and endpapers. Cover shows minor wear and rubbing, edgewear. Name of former owner on the title page. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.
Published by Arcturus, 2019
ISBN 10: 1789509416ISBN 13: 9781789509410
Seller: Postscript Books, Newton Abbot, DEVON, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: New. In the aftermath of the Trojan War, Odysseus makes his ten-year journey from Troy to Ithaca, overcoming the Cyclops, the Sirens and the Shades of the Dead, only to meet suitors vying for his wife's hand at home in Ithaca. This edition presents Alexander Pope?s classic translation, with illustrations after John Flaxman. Slipcased.
Published by James Eastburn, New York, NY, 1822
Seller: BookScene, Hull, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). 1822. I. Ashmead & Co. Printers. Frontispiece painted by R. Cook, engraved by F. Kearny Three quarter leather, leather spine and board tips. Boards covered with green, yellow and red marbled paper with strange 'botanical' motif. Moderate general wear. Preliminary and ending pages have glue 'age browning' at edges. Leather rub-worn at spine and board tips, cracked at spine/board borders, tenderly attached by original strings. 502 pages. 6406.
Published by Longmans, 1796
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1796. New Edition. 402 pages. Fully bound in brown leather. Volume II. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Tearing to hinges. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Notable splits to spine. Some peeling leather to spine and edges. Marks overall.
Published by T. Longman et al 1796, 1796
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
THIS VOLUME ONLY, octavo, brown leather boards, gilt lettering & rule/decoration to spine, 288pp + unpaginated index + 28pp- Homer's Battle of the Frogs and Mice , tatty (heavy but age appropriate scuffing to spine & boards, heavy surface loss to spine, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to pages throughout, heavy cracking to hinges & gutters, boards moderately shaky).
Published by T. Longman et al 1796, 1796
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Association Member: IOBA
THIS VOLUME ONLY, octavo, brown leather boards, gilt lettering & rule/decoration to spine, 336pp, VG- (heavy but age appropriate scuffing to spine & boards, heavy surface loss to spine, heavy tanning to page edges, moderate tanning & foxing to pages throughout, moderate cracking to hinges & gutters).
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hard cover book in good condition. No dust jacket. Fading to spine cover with minor bumps to head and foot. Minor marks to boards. Some spotting to edges of text block. Pages tanned throughout. This is a heavy book and would require extra postage for overseas delivery. 4to. 478p.
Published by The Limited Editions Club/ Joh. Enschede, Haarlem, 1931
Seller: Winged Monkey Books, Arlington, VA, U.S.A.
Limited. Large hardcover, no jacket, good with damp stain at top edge of preliminary pages, including title and introductions. Slight shelf wear, slight toning. Number 1221 of 1500 copies printed, Signed by Typographer J. Van Krimpen.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. The Large Type Edition. xx, [1], 22-544 p. 20.5 cm. Brown cloth with black and gold impressing.Corners bumped, small tears in spine ends, lettering chipping off rear board. Front hinge cracking internally. Pages 203-6 detached. Pages 196-213 have stained lower corners.
Published by Printed for the Proprietors, 1111
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. New Edition. 659 pages. Fully bound in brown leather. Contains black and white frontispiece and 37 plates engraved by Fourdrinier. Plates say published by Alex Hogg. Both boards are detached but still present. Textblock remains intact. Leather to spine is almost entirely detached and missing. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Free endpaper removed. Thumb-marking present. Water staining to pages throughout, expecially to plates. Notable brown staining to pages throughout. Slight tearing to edge of front endpaper. Pencil marks to directions to the book-binder page. Light creasing to gutter. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping to corners, crushing to spine ends and rub wear all over. Significant peeling leather to spine and boards. Noticeable marks and scratches to boards. Water staining to boards. Almost complete loss to spine. Dents to edges and rear board.
Published by The Limited Editions Club/ Joh. Enschede, Haarlem, 1931
Seller: Winged Monkey Books, Arlington, VA, U.S.A.
Limited. Large hardcover, no jacket, very good with light shelf wear, slight toning. Number 1221 of 1500 copies printed, Signed by Typographer J. Van Krimpen.
Published by Easton Press, 1978-79, 1978
Seller: Nighttown Books, South Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Full-Leather. Condition: As New. Easton Press Collector's Edition, Two Volume Set in gilt-stamped & decorated full red & navy leather with 3 raised spine hubs, moire fabric endsheets, satin ribbon marker bound-in, all page edges gilt, bookplate to Odyssey volume, bright tight as new set; 4to; (xxx) 478pp + (xvi) 357pp illus. Extra shipping charge REQUIRED for shipment of this heavy set (additional charge WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL for shipment outside the United States).
Published by T. Bensley, 1802
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 'A New Edition'. Please note that this is a heavy item and will require additional postage for international shipping. ; Complete 5 volume set of Homer's 'The Odyssey' and 'The Iliad'; Boards half-bound in black leather and marbled paper, Odyssey vol.II marked on spine, some slight edge-wear; Pages age-toned, earthy-red sprinkled edge design, previous ownership stamp in prelims of Odyssey vol.II and Iliad vol.I, original eteched frontispiece in vol.I of each, minute spotting throughout text blocks; Binding tight. 20th century rebinding, including new endpapers. Translation by English 18th century poet and academic Alexander Pope. ; 6.75 x 9.5"; ~2605 pages.
Published by Bernard Lintot, London, 1726
Seller: Dreadnought Books, Bristol, United Kingdom
Hardcover (Full Leather). Condition: Good. First Thus. Size: 16mo <6 3/4". xxxii + 212 / 235 / 275 / 248 / 251 + 24pp. 5-volume set (complete). Bindings generally firm. A couple of cracked hinges. Spines worn with title-pieces absent from vols 2 & 4. Vol 1 title-piece largely absent. Vol 5 title-piece with slight loss. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges foxed and browned. Covers worn. Corners bumped. This set is published over the period 1725-6. Volume 5 bound with Homer's Battle of the Frogs and Mice. Illustrated. One plate in vol 3 is loose. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Poetry; Greece; Ancient (BC); Myths, Legends & Folklore. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 49108. This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
Published by The Nonesuch Press, London, 1931
Seller: Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB, Market Harborough, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. The First UK printing published by The Nonesuch Press, London in 1931. This is number '88' of 925 copies for distribution in the UK (There were also 525 copies for sale in the U.S.A.). The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. Original dark tan morocco, backstrip in six compartments with raised bands and gilt lettered direct, and with a two-line gilt border framing the front and rear covers, marbled end-paper, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Some light rubbing to the lower board edges. The covers are only very slightly spotted and discoloured. A very tiny rub to the lower front board. A copy of Francis Meynell's uncommon notice 'On first looking into Pope's Homer' with instructions on how to open the book, is loosely inserted. Free from inscriptions and erasures. A beautiful production thoroughly worthy of the text, printed in Haarlem by Enschede with parallel text of facing pages employing Jan van Krimpen's Greek type and monotype Cochin. Partly printed in red and black, with text decorations and ornaments by Rudolf Koch. The Nonesuch Press specialised in limited edition and private press. They were founded by Francis Meynell, his second wife Vera Mendel and their friend David Garnett. Their aspiration was for their publications to be aligned with the same aesthetic standards as the private press movement. They were unusual as they used a small Albion press to design the books, but had them printed by commercial printers. Lacking the slipcase but the book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
Published by Bernard Lintot, London, 1720
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
First Edition
leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover, complete 5-volume set of a first edition published serially from 1720-1726. Contemporary Leather binding with gilt borders, five raised bands and gilt printing to spines. V.1 (1720) - 212pp, and roughly 40 pages of preface at start. This volume only presented in clear acetate jacket as front board is present but has come away from binding; mark to front board and watermark to rear board, plus watermark affecting initial 40 pages and page edges. V.2 (1725) - 235pp, V.3 (1725) 275pp, V.4 - (1726) 251pp, plus index and 24pp of Frogs and Mice at rear of book, V.5 - (1726) 249pp. All 5 volumes have 4 pages of publisher's content lists at end; there is wear to all board edges and spine ends, small bookplate sticker to REP, some glue residue from removed bookplate to front pastedown, the number 2/38 annotated to FEP and hinge breaks at endpapers. It is a lovely set of originals, slightly delicate but clean and well cared for and in very good condition for age. More photos available upone request. AD. Used.
First edition thus. Full tan and brick red morocco, five raised bands to spine, gilt title panel, double gold filleting to front and rear boards. Fore- and lower edges untrimmed, top edge trimmed and gilt. Marbled endpapers. Lacking slipcases. Limited to 1450 copies (Iliad) and 1300 copies (Odyssey) of which these are stated "out of series" and 1019, respectively. Translation by Alexander Pope. Original publisher's insert with opening instructions included. Many pages left unopened. Greek and English translation, facing pages. Extremely sparse spot-staining to Iliad, still near fine, Odyssey spine darkened a shade with a couple tiny chips to fore edge, still fine. Both volumes in custom mylar covers.