The Odyssey of Homer; Translated into English Blank Verse
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1871; 1872. Early Reprint. Hardcover. 2 vol. 8vo. [3], iv-xi, [1], 1-324, [2]; [3], iv-v, [2], 2-311, [3] pp. Green publisher's cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine; top edges gilt. Coated brown endpapers and pastedowns. Title pages printed in red and black. Smith 109. Young 253. An 1874 gift inscription in each volume with an accompanying letter dated 1875 laid in. The letter, from Charles W. Raymond, is addressed to Professor J.E. Oliver, at that time the head of Cornell's math department. Bryant's translation was first published in 1870 by Houghton, and was praised for its use of English in conveying Homer's story. The magnificent tale of a veteran coming home, and a classic in the Western literary canon. Very Good+. Item #000010805
Very good or better with a few traces of rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $375.00