ΟΜΗΡΟΥ ΙΛΙΑΣ HOMERI ILIAS [and:] ΟΔΥΣΣΕΙΑ. Βατραχομυομαχια. Υμνοι. ?β. VLYSSEA. Batrachomyomachia. Hymni XXXII
by Homer
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
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Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Venice: In aedibus Aldi et Andreae Asulani Soceri, April, 1524. THIRD ALDINE EDITION. Hardcover. Fine. A married set, bound in matching leather bindings (late 18th- early 19th c.), boards ruled in gold, spines tooled with attractive floral ornaments, red labels with "Homerus" tooled in Roman, and green labels with the Greek titles ("ΙΛΙΑΣ ", "ΟΔΥΣΣΕΙΑ"). The Aldine anchor and dolphin device is tooled on the boards of both volumes. This is a married set, the first volume slightly taller than the second; the second. The edges of the text blocks are stained an even red (Vol. I) and blue (Vol. II). Nice copies of both volumes. Very light damp-staining in both volumes. Both title pages lightly stained. Outer margin of leaves q7-8 with tideline. Aldine anchor and dolphin device on the title pages and the versos of the final leaf in each volume.
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- Bookseller
- Liber Antiquus (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4502
- Title
- ΟΜΗΡΟΥ ΙΛΙΑΣ HOMERI ILIAS [and:] ΟΔΥΣΣΕΙΑ. Βατραχομυομαχια. Υμνοι. ?β. VLYSSEA. Batrachomyomachia. Hymni XXXII
- Author
- Homer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- THIRD ALDINE EDITION
- Publisher
- In aedibus Aldi et Andreae Asulani Soceri, April
- Place of Publication
- Venice
- Date Published
- 1524
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Liber Antiquus
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Chevy Chase, Maryland
About Liber Antiquus
Liber Antiquus sells early printed books (15th to 18th century) and early manuscripts in a number of fields. We have been in business for 22 years and are a member of ABAA and ILAB.
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