Homer

Homerou Odysseia / Homeri Odyssea id est, De Rebus ab Ulysse Gestis. Eiusdem Batrachomyomachia & Hymni [= Homer's Odyssey, the Battle of Frogs and Mice and Hymns]

[Geneva]: [= Eustathius Vignon], 1574. Second edition. Hardcover. 16mo. [16], 1-839, [11] pp. Seventeenth-century parchment with the title in manuscript on the spine. Woodcut title page, illustrated with woodcut head and tailpieces and initials. Text in Greek and in Latin. Adams 792-793. Young 186. Edited by Jean Crispin. This edition first published in 1567, this is the second edition of the epic poem edited by Crispin. A charming pocket edition. Good. Item #000016243

A large crack to the gutter, the gatherings secure by their sewing. A tiny gouge to the rear board affecting the final few leaves. Soiling to the leaves.

Price: $750.00