Odyssey by Homer, Signed (19 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. A scarce abridgement which takes passages from the original and puts them together in a compact telling of the epic. In wraps, 12mo, 81pp. Signed by MacBean on the blank preliminary page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed By Editior. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. The famous and timeless Greek classic. The wanderings of Odysseus after the Trojan War, his adventures and heroic struggle against monsters, beasts, and the Gods themselves. Companion to Homer's "The Iliad". Translation by E.V. Rieu. Softcover, 365pp. A very nice copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Former Owner Stamp & Signature. Book.

Condition: Fair. Signed Copy . Barbara G. Mertz Rev Trust custom bookplate on front inside cover. This book formed part of Barbara G. Mertz's personal library at her home in Frederick, Maryland. Barbara G. Mertz's copy with her signature on page i. Reading copy only. Spine split. Slightly dampstained. (Ancient literature, Greek literature, Greek mythology, epic poems, epic poetry, classics, classical literature).

Maroon / White Paperback. Condition: Very Good (AVERAGE). No Jacket. Not Illustrated (illustrator). Reprint. The name inscribed reads Judith Wright.Please e-mail for further details. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". Name and Address Inscribed. PAPERBACK.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Paperback from the estate of author Alasdair Gray. He has written a full page of notes to rear (unrelated to Homer), as well as the words 'Mother'S Death' opposite title page with some small illustrations. Good only with some wear and creasing to corner tips. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. #1962 of 2000 copies signed by Barry Moser and Jeremy Wilson. FINE BOOK IN FINE SLIPCASE. BOOKPLATE. Translated by T.E. Shaw (Lawrence of Arabia). Introduction by Jeremy M. Wilson. Illustrated with wood engravings by Barry Moser.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint of the Modern Library edition. Translated by Ennis Rees. About fine in very good or better dust jacket with rubbing and small nicks and tears. Inscribed by the translator to author Mary McCarthy: "For Mary McCarthy with appreciation and every good wish, Ennis Rees.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 25 Wood engravings by Berry Moser (illustrator). Limted Edition of 2000. New York, Limited Editions Club, 1981. The Odyssey of Homer. Translated by T.E. Shaw. Wood engravings by Berry Moser. Homer: New York, Limited editions Club, 1981. XXI, 300 pp. 28 x 18 cm. Orig. cloth binding. Includes Newsletter. Hardcover, no 1007 of 2000 numbered copies published by The Limited Editions Club, New York, 1981 300 pp. 28 x 18 cm. Translated by T E Shaw (Lawrence of Arabia) Illustrated with 25 wood Engravings by Barry Moser Preface by Jeremy M Wilson Signed by Barry Moser and Jeremy M Wilson 4to, tan cloth stamped in red, matching cloth slipcase. Spine cloth a bit faded, title very clear in red. Slip case partially faded. Small 1/2 inch trace on inner front title, very faint spotting on paper edges, pages very clean (see photos) Ships from Hawaii with free Priority Mail upgrade within US.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Barry Moser (illustrator). Limited and Numbered. This is the 521st book issued by the Limited Editions Club (Established in 1929) and is one of a limited edition of 2,000 signed by the illustrator Moser. This is copy # 1533 of 2000 signed by Barry Moser who planned the typographic format and executed the wood engravings and Jeremy Wilson who wrote the preface. Book is in the original matching cloth covered slipcase. Accompanying the book is also the original LEC Newsletter introducing this book. 300 pp. Book is FINE and Slipcase almost Fine. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover in slipcase. Signed Limited Edition. Near fine, light sunning to spine. This is number 1583 of 2000. Signed by Moser and Wilson.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1981. Limited Edition of 2000 copies signed by Barry Moser and Jeremy M. Wilson, this being #432. Large octavo. 300 pp. Wood engravings by Moser. Glassine dust jacket. Bound in earth-brown natural-finish cloth, stamped in crimson. Publisher's prospectus and monthly newsletter laid in at front. Housed in publisher's slipcase. Glassine dust jacket slightly chipped along edges. Boards show mild rubbing; binding sound and pages unmarked. Slipcase shows light edgewear, but otherwise stable.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Moser, Barry (illustrator). Limited edition. large 4to, full tan cloth with red titling, illustrated with wood engravings by Barry Moser. LEC newsletter laid in. Preface by Jeremy M. Wilson. #1900 of 2000. Signed by Moser and Wilson on the colophon page. fine in fine matching cloth-covered slipcase. Signed by the artist.

Condition: Fine in slipcase. No. 932 of 2000 copies signed by Barry Moser and Jeremy Wilson. Quarto. xxi (iii), 300p. Translated by T. E. Shaw, Lawrence of Arabia. Preface by Jeremy M. Wilson. Illustrated with wood engravings by Barry Moser. Bound in full tan cloth with red spine title. No. 932 of 2000 copies signed by Barry Moser and Jeremy Wilson.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Later Printing. Signed to the title page. Unread new copy. Signed by Author(s).

, Miniature editions, large paper copies. Volume 1: 351 pages, illustration on credits page. Volume 2: 272 pages. Both volumes have an illustrated title page and decorative page breaks, and are signed by J. Fremlyn Streatfield on the front pastedown. In Greek throughout First Editions thus , head and tails of spines bumped, corners of boards bumped, both volumes have a dampstain over the spine extending onto both covers -cloth cockled on the front cover of Volume 1 - there is also a dampstain to bottom of both covers, top edges of book blocks have darkened and there are some dark marks on the fore edges, light foxing to prelim pages - otherwise generally clean inside, both volumes are in good condition. , bound in red cloth with paper title label to spine , 11.5 x 7.5 cm Hardback ISBN:

A charming privately-printed edition, ILLUSTRATED WITH 32 ORIGINAL WOOD-ENGRAVINGS BY PAUL-EMILE COLIN, including five hors texte. Edition limited to 186 copies of which this is ONE OF ONLY 40 PRINTED ON FINE ARCHES WOVE PAPER, WITH AN EXTRA SUITE OF THE WOOD-ENGRAVINGS on WOVE, A SUITE OF THE FIVE HORS-TEXTE PLATES ON THIN JAPANESE PAPER, AND AN ORIGINAL SIGNED DRAWING BY COLIN. 8vo. Loose as issued in wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT, LIKE NEW. In the original decorated board chemise and slipcase (worn and repaired).

First Edition; trade issue. Illustrated by Wyeth. A little worn at the top of the spine; very good. Presentation copy; inscribed on the title page by Wyeth in 1930. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

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. 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." 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.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed first edition of this translation, "ordinary" issue with price on spine label. Complete in two volumes. LeMire A-40.01. vii, [1], 230, [2, ads]; vii, [1], [231]-450 pp. Original paper-covered boards with spine labels printed in black. Very Good with thorough darkening to both volumes' spines, some light scratching and rubbing there as well; light stain to front board of Vol. II; corners a little bumped; contents bright and free of marks. Presentation copy signed by William Morris on the edge of the half-title, inscribed "to Eirkr Magnusson, with William Morris' best wishes." Magnusson was an Icelandic scholar and University of Cambridge librarian, who also had been Morris' teacher, and would be his friend and co-translator of a number of Scandanavian epics from 1869 to the close of the 19th century. A very nice association between the dynamo of the British Arts and Crafts movement and his mentor/muse in the art of translation.